Security News > 2021 > September > Millions of HP OMEN gaming PCs impacted by driver vulnerability
Millions of HP OMEN laptop and desktop gaming computers are exposed to attacks by a high severity vulnerability that can let threat actors trigger denial of service states or escalate privileges and disable security solutions.
The security flaw was found in a driver used by the OMEN Gaming Hub software that comes pre-installed on all HP OMEN desktops and laptops.
Sys driver the OMEN Gaming Hub software uses to read/write kernel memory, PCI configurations, IO ports, and Model-Specific Registers.
OMEN Gaming Hub can be used to boost one's gaming experience through overclocking, optimizing system settings for various gaming profiles, adjusting lighting on gaming devices and accessories, and a lot more.
"An exploitable kernel driver vulnerability can lead an unprivileged user to SYSTEM, since the vulnerable driver is locally available to anyone," as SentinelOne researchers explained in a report published today.
"While we haven't seen any indicators that these vulnerabilities have been exploited in the wild up till now, using any OMEN-branded PC with the vulnerable driver utilized by OMEN Gaming Hub makes the user potentially vulnerable," SentinelOne warned.