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Microsoft CVE-2018-8622: Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Microsoft CVE-2018-8622: Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
12/11/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
12/11/2018
Modified
08/09/2019

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel handles objects in memory.

Solution(s)

  • msft-kb4471319-3b63c573-e760-4b64-8b0c-b41b09d0c04e
  • msft-kb4471319-d7b224d2-3ed1-452b-b5fb-3c57644e6edb
  • msft-kb4471319-df6d8a77-d088-4e9c-95b6-6eb2c4b28ab2
  • msft-kb4471322-39654137-cb30-429e-b09a-2c39055716c1
  • msft-kb4471322-9640d47a-8c7c-41b1-aadf-fd395f1e88e7
  • msft-kb4471322-ef16ea25-025f-4781-b5b2-1b10037c0bf6
  • msft-kb4471326-64108385-ce77-40f4-bd2c-e26ee53ea94a
  • msft-kb4471326-74621895-db6f-4e45-9013-2951b4bab044
  • msft-kb4471326-97d2cd9d-1d32-4fbc-b49d-d068f0e7adc9
  • msft-kb4471328-2ba588ed-ee5a-4e23-87fe-ee2c66364f56
  • msft-kb4471328-5a2ac57b-10da-460f-bc0e-83034074c293
  • msft-kb4471328-68bfcb28-4719-4baf-9183-d9952f6b613f
  • msft-kb4471328-d3c0ddcf-bea9-42e1-97f8-f6dbdd1df6b1
  • msft-kb4471328-e65f4aeb-c84f-4a37-bb62-083dfac7c6eb
  • msft-kb4471328-f8033a1b-bc42-40db-ab0d-427eb5de19ca

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