directx kernel

Microsoft’s advisory for CVE-2025-55698 (reported in vendor records and public triage as a DirectX Graphics Kernel issue) describes a kernel-mode memory-safety defect that can cause denial of service and, in related advisories, has been linked to use‑after‑free conditions that enable local...

Microsoft’s advisory and multiple independent trackers now identify CVE-2025-55698 as a vulnerability in the Windows DirectX Graphics Kernel that can be triggered to produce a denial‑of‑service (DoS) condition; Microsoft has issued updates to address the flaw and defenders should treat affected...

Microsoft’s October security updates close a path to system instability in the DirectX graphics stack: CVE-2025-55698 is a null pointer dereference in the DirectX Graphics Kernel that can be triggered remotely by an authenticated, low-privileged attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) and...

Microsoft has published a security advisory for CVE-2025-55678, a DirectX Graphics Kernel elevation-of-privilege vulnerability that allows an authenticated local attacker to escalate to SYSTEM by exploiting a use‑after‑free in the Windows DirectX Graphics Kernel (dxgkrnl), and administrators...

Microsoft's advisory for CVE-2025-55678 describes a use‑after‑free defect in the Windows DirectX Graphics Kernel that allows an authenticated local user to escalate privileges on affected systems, and the operational risk is high for multi‑user hosts, VDI/RDP infrastructure, and any service that...

Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-50172: a vulnerability in the DirectX Graphics Kernel that permits authorized attackers to cause a denial‑of‑service (DoS) by allocating graphics resources without limits or throttling, potentially disrupting hosts and virtualized workloads that...