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MS16-139: Security Update for Windows Kernel (3199720)

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MS16-139: Security Update for Windows Kernel (3199720)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/08/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/08/2016
Modified
03/27/2020

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel API enforces permissions. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain access to information that is not intended for the user.

Solution(s)

  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-139-02a66055-753e-4795-8e52-fd994702c789
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-139-0f87f49c-47c8-4e27-83a7-0bca5135af23
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-139-247ff594-f4b3-41b1-a563-de0eeaa18acb
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-139-37713581-5786-4fbd-bbc8-b4f87a819ca6
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-139-5a9a33be-484c-4be8-b04f-879b40177639
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-142-104ebf82-9026-4375-aacb-5dd0b4673017
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-142-1ae0bbb6-3162-4c00-8033-2d992d3a87fe
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-142-87db364d-d6b5-48bf-95b8-9d68591934a9
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-142-aa5925f1-3cf2-4e9b-8792-0b1633e80329
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-142-b92492c0-9ba6-4d83-846a-099ebb7fcfff
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-142-c1bfc173-fb5b-4d54-8101-cbc10ea74953

References

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