An advanced race condition vulnerability impacting kernel operations in Windows 11 (x64), underscoring persistent concerns regarding the security of the kernel at the system level in contemporary operating systems.
These race condition issues arise from the operating system’s failure to effectively synchronize shared resources during simultaneous operations, potentially enabling malicious actors to enhance privileges, run arbitrary code, or disrupt critical systems.
The vulnerabilities pinpointed by the researcher under the alias wetw0rk have been named “KernelSyncLeaks,” presenting a substantial obstacle for the latest operating system developed by Microsoft.
Modern Kernel Race Conditions in Windows 11 (x64)
Race conditions manifest when multiple threads within a program endeavor to alter the same resource concurrently without adequate synchronization.