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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-0743: Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-0743: Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/03/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/04/2018
Modified
06/10/2024

Description

Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 version 1703, Windows 10 version 1709, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4056891
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4056892
  • msft-kb4056892-3ad66183-2a80-4552-892b-c80c34461704

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