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Microsoft CVE-2019-0553: Windows Subsystem for Linux Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Microsoft CVE-2019-0553: Windows Subsystem for Linux Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
01/08/2019
Created
03/19/2019
Added
01/08/2019
Modified
11/18/2021

Description

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

Solution(s)

  • msft-kb4480116-083a81e3-77a5-43c9-8aa4-0ccabdfab8bb
  • msft-kb4480116-7456a86e-b5aa-4e21-80a5-754b610304b5
  • msft-kb4480116-e854d6ac-aaca-45b2-9453-317a8ea4a3a8
  • msft-kb4480966-0f4e1a46-e19e-4791-af14-f2559f7e4e7c
  • msft-kb4480966-5070d66b-941f-462c-a205-bd52080b062c
  • msft-kb4480966-f4207677-23a0-4a38-97d8-a2435d809a1d
  • msft-kb4480973-6e2d3ec0-a14d-4347-a8c3-fa37bf45fe5a
  • msft-kb4480973-cddccaec-10fd-460c-8e1a-01d7a000ea81
  • msft-kb4480978-95561fee-7f78-41af-b2e9-c77d7fc09d13
  • msft-kb4480978-c68a2d65-ad1f-41b3-ad82-689617db1f2d
  • msft-kb4480978-f213579e-a732-4e9b-ad16-75649512210e

References

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