Windows drivers: security vulnerability in the Realtek HD Audio drivers is closed

When did you last updated your Audio drivers? Users with Realtek HD Audio sound chip should keep to the current Downloads on the look-out.

On many motherboards On-Board(Sound)Chips from Realtek are to be found. The manufacturer has concluded in the “HD Audio driver”package in December, a gap which was made to him in mid-2019 is known. Under the designation CVE-2019-19705 information about the vulnerability were made public.

The gap in local attacker with Admin able to place the Right malicious code in a Background process of the Realtek driver, camouflage, and the result of extensive Trouble. Realtek Software is regarded as trusted, according to could security failure Software such as virus scanners.

Realtek has closed the security hole in Version 8857 HD Audio driver or new. Versions prior to the 8855, on the Basis of the older development environment of Visual Studio 2005 are still vulnerable to attacks. About the security status of the intermediate Version 8856 disagreement. In case of doubt you should keep it to more recent versions of lookout. Reference sources for the Realtek drivers are your motherboard manufacturer, or one of the next patch day of Microsoft.

The risk is for the local computer is low, since a malicious attacker must have access to the respective device. The high dissemination of the Realtek Chips on various boards of numerous manufacturers, especially in terms of more or less publicly available computers in cafes, offices and more – makes the attack surface but is particularly large and the risk for appropriate relevant information.

Cyber criminals could exploit the uncertainty, and supposedly the latest Realtek drivers away from safe sources. If you independent Downloads in Eight. There are other security risks that could threaten.

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