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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2016-0197: Microsoft DirectX Graphics Kernel Subsystem Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

May 11, 2016

Added

Jun 10, 2024

Modified

May 8, 2026

Description

dxgkrnl.sys in the DirectX Graphics kernel subsystem in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft DirectX Graphics Kernel Subsystem Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Solutions

microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb3156387microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb3156421

References

CVE-2016-0197
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-0197
EUVD-EUVD-2016-0232
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-0232
https://support.microsoft.com/help/3156387
https://support.microsoft.com/help/3156421

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