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MS15-102: Vulnerabilities in Windows Task Management could allow elevation of privilege: September 8, 2015

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Summary

This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Windows that could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to a system and runs a specially crafted application.

To learn more about the vulnerabilities, see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-102.

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Important

All future security and nonsecurity updates for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 require update 2919355 to be installed. We recommend that you install update 2919355 on your Windows RT 8.1-based, Windows 8.1-based, or Windows Server 2012 R2-based computer so that you receive future updates.
If you install a language pack after you install this update, you must reinstall this update. Therefore, we recommend that you install any language packs that you need before you install this update. For more information, see Add language packs to Windows.

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How to obtain and install the update

Method 1: Windows Update

This update is available through Windows Update. When you turn on automatic updating, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically. For more information about how to turn on automatic updating, see
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Note For Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1, this update is available through Windows Update only.

Method 2: Microsoft Download Center

You can obtain the stand-alone update package through the Microsoft Download Center. Follow the installation instructions on the download page to install the update.

Click the download link in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-102 that corresponds to the version of Windows that you are running.

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Additional information about this security update

The following articles contain additional information about this security update as it relates to individual product versions. The articles may contain known issue information.

3084135 MS15-102: Description of the security update for Windows Task Management: September 8, 2015
3082089 MS15-102: Description of the security update for Windows Task Management: September 8, 2015

Security update deployment information

Windows Vista (all editions)

Reference Table

The following table contains the security update information for this software.

Security update file names	For all supported 32-bit editions of Windows Vista: Windows6.0-KB3084135-x86.msu
	For all supported x64-based editions of Windows Vista: Windows6.0-KB3084135-x64.msu
Installation switches	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement	A system restart is required after you apply this security update.
Removal information	WUSA.exe does not support uninstall of updates. To uninstall an update installed by WUSA, click Control Panel, and then click Security. Under Windows Update, click View installed updates, and select from the list of updates.
File information	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3084135
Registry key verification	Note A registry key does not exist to validate the presence of this update.

Windows Server 2008 (all editions)

Reference Table

The following table contains the security update information for this software.

Security update file names	For all supported 32-bit editions of Windows Server 2008: Windows6.0-KB3084135-x86.msu
	For all supported x64-based editions of Windows Server 2008: Windows6.0-KB3084135-x64.msu
	For all supported Itanium-based editions of Windows Server 2008: Windows6.0-KB3084135-ia64.msu
Installation switches	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement	A system restart is required after you apply this security update.
Removal information	WUSA.exe does not support uninstall of updates. To uninstall an update installed by WUSA, click Control Panel, and then click Security. Under Windows Update, click View installed updates, and select from the list of updates.
File information	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3084135
Registry key verification	Note A registry key does not exist to validate the presence of this update.

Windows 7 (all editions)

Reference Table

The following table contains the security update information for this software.

Security update file name	For all supported 32-bit editions of Windows 7: Windows6.1-KB3084135-x86.msu
	For all supported x64-based editions of Windows 7: Windows6.1-KB3084135-x64.msu
Installation switches	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement	A system restart is required after you apply this security update.
Removal information	To uninstall an update installed by WUSA, use the /Uninstall setup switch or click Control Panel, click System and Security, and then under Windows Update, click View installed updates, and select from the list of updates.
File information	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3084135
Registry key verification	Note A registry key does not exist to validate the presence of this update.

Windows Server 2008 R2 (all editions)

Reference Table

The following table contains the security update information for this software.

Security update file name	For all supported x64-based editions of Windows Server 2008 R2: Windows6.1-KB3084135-x64.msu
	For all supported Itanium-based editions of Windows Server 2008 R2: Windows6.1-KB3084135-ia64.msu
Installation switches	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement	A system restart is required after you apply this security update.
Removal information	To uninstall an update installed by WUSA, use the /Uninstall setup switch or click Control Panel, click System and Security, and then under Windows Update, click View installed updates, and select from the list of updates.
File information	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3084135
Registry key verification	Note A registry key does not exist to validate the presence of this update.

Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 (all editions)

Reference Table

The following table contains the security update information for this software.

Security update file name	For all supported 32-bit editions of Windows 8: Windows8-RT-KB3082089-x86.msu Windows8-RT-KB3084135-x86.msu
	For all supported x64-based editions of Windows 8: Windows8-RT-KB3082089-x64.msu Windows8-RT-KB3084135-x64.msu
	For all supported 32-bit editions of Windows 8.1: Windows8.1-KB3082089-x86.msu Windows8.1-KB3084135-x86.msu
	For all supported x64-based editions of Windows 8.1: Windows8.1-KB3082089-x64.msu Windows8.1-KB3084135-x64.msu
Installation switches	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement	A system restart is required after you apply this security update.
Removal information	To uninstall an update installed by WUSA, use the /Uninstall setup switch or click Control Panel, click System and Security, click Windows Update, and then under See also, click Installed updates and select from the list of updates.
File information	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3082089 See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3084135
Registry key verification	Note A registry key does not exist to validate the presence of this update.

Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 (all editions)

Reference Table

The following table contains the security update information for this software.

Security update file name	For all supported editions of Windows Server 2012: Windows8-RT-KB3082089-x64.msu Windows8-RT-KB3084135-x64.msu
	For all supported editions of Windows Server 2012 R2: Windows8.1-KB3082089-x64.msu Windows8.1-KB3084135-x64.msu
Installation switches	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement	A system restart is required after you apply this security update.
Removal information	To uninstall an update installed by WUSA, use the /Uninstall setup switch or click Control Panel, click System and Security, click Windows Update, and then under See also, click Installed updates and select from the list of updates.
File information	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3082089 See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3084135
Registry key verification	Note A registry key does not exist to validate the presence of this update.

Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1 (all editions)

Reference Table

The following table contains the security update information for this software.

Deployment	These updates are available via Windows Update only.
Restart Requirement	A system restart is required after you apply this security update.
Removal Information	Click Control Panel, click System and Security, click Windows Update, and then under See also, click Installed updates and select from the list of updates.
File Information	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3082089 See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3084135

Windows 10 (all editions)

Reference Table

The following table contains the security update information for this software.

Security update file name	For all supported 32-bit editions of Windows 10: KB3081453-Win10-RTM-X86-TSL.msu
	For all supported x64-based editions of Windows 10: KB303081453-Win10-RTM-X64-TSL.msu
Installation switches	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 934307
Restart requirement	A system restart is required after you apply this security update.
Removal information	To uninstall an update installed by WUSA, use the /Uninstall setup switch or click Control Panel, click System and Security, click Windows Update, and then under See also, click Installed updates and select from the list of updates.
File information	See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3081453
Registry key verification	Note A registry key does not exist to validate the presence of this update.

File hash information

Package Name	Package Hash SHA 1	Package Hash SHA 2
Windows8.1-KB3082089-arm.msu	88B9ECAF7339E86D934368CFED48DCF5895183DB	71C4E968CD2193AD0EA4532F2241BFB3F092942E46533BCF76C1251DC2E8223B
Windows8.1-KB3082089-x64.msu	6FA26CCE09C1C0A7E6D5E1C6D907D6790712AB19	EC4D081BD81A1263530B8A086D3E6358BC992B0E79BD1E77143DBBA0D70C4E87
Windows8.1-KB3082089-x86.msu	0E3192E5F08A828EF6480536DE97AE9254A7CD2A	577E4909CF934FAD257D862C04739BF61AC2B465C10B5C5D32F0D9E44B76B652
Windows8-RT-KB3082089-arm.msu	B7D4FF1D786060AACDE01A797EA0119F78796873	E32FC2707022A42E495EB6FF77CAC1C709685B439C66D96413473012A7CA26D8
Windows8-RT-KB3082089-x64.msu	563182819A073D07D6F32E0F92B2C38E8291E993	E31D285BEB1345C25AE6CBBECB007990BCB09A7E7D88EFAD1987772BBA4E7D05
Windows8-RT-KB3082089-x86.msu	29FCF8D26CBB024A5547523AE4597B7A52E1130B	B4DBD42F15C3ED890FAF85CDD9210CECE9F56C467C138347A503606534F2FDB4
Windows6.0-KB3084135-ia64.msu	77666B04BC46C4B8C1C2618F78F5E8EF64AC49C0	C6BEADF5D0B238EC50FABAD3B42C009242B2E3E92C097473C35ACD067BBCA467
Windows6.0-KB3084135-x64.msu	9D0C770C90C5581FE2CBDAC5D76A1690C04C77AD	1E3170C4B2E4BD8DF0770443A9801B4E60F5CFE736ABD13C8227721999FA25CA
Windows6.0-KB3084135-x86.msu	4A09CB8D390E7A508E592D9EE4338D88BD22A044	2AF09C7E74601A64CBA4C690886FF0BA380201AF40C95985EB12A02C3F37C5BB
Windows6.1-KB3084135-ia64.msu	5204B82F5F3E56B18DC23B167BA7865F118F63A1	4257C37177DCB6197CC785B5910C1B8E68FB3D9F7C9FC50BD0B77B1D563F6B77
Windows6.1-KB3084135-x64.msu	B21BFCE8E2040F26E54697235C1F6D0E18F5CF50	0D1B567DDEF7BEE90C062441C2EBC257C55F187EE05CB7A203E8822D62D4EA1C
Windows6.1-KB3084135-x86.msu	A0A069E6F9729E000A118FAF6440629465315094	81D626E60494DB54416814D47991207A181D369E0326C4C036A2EE204AE30B50
Windows8.1-KB3084135-arm.msu	DFC0E36BFDFEEBC53332D103649B2FD6A02BD90B	DDB1EAA409E181182887C0F4FB2FDC56399C5266DAF6106C09053700884566DB
Windows8.1-KB3084135-x64.msu	631D159C59F993B29DB94C79A06CD1FEDCAD3C4E	E44CF74B35C4D0FE4FFF0333FF4FA30403A9DC0BEACCD57D7B231A724BBB01B0
Windows8.1-KB3084135-x86.msu	344E20FB7FA19BE48CD75B63653479BDF770017A	5E6C0D4ABB17C04005BF713C465470A8D14944EB316B3AC252E4C0919382D4B0
Windows8-RT-KB3084135-arm.msu	F8A5B29BF36EF93D05B537DD5F86CE7A9EE33BDD	815E1489FDD70D9E01C8A8B15E42AF79F1C0CDAAC098F9F9D025646A28B508CE
Windows8-RT-KB3084135-x64.msu	BE2E375D3DEF1C805C01B8678D8A169A7CF9965E	05E3E3CF9B427DCA061898CA08ABC41C63E6DEBF1C1F3661CE48B115F0671C28
Windows8-RT-KB3084135-x86.msu	65150FAEDE3260821BAB1220F30DCF23691665C6	089B543729364FF6CC6AB0DE4C8634238B1E9888110618F88B203EF0BFDA232D

How to obtain help and support for this security update

Help for installing updates: Support for Microsoft Update

Security solutions for IT professionals: TechNet Security Troubleshooting and Support

Help for protecting your Windows-based computer from viruses and malware: Virus Solution and Security Center

Local support according to your country: International Support

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Article Info

Article ID	:	3089657
Revision	:	1
Created on	:	1/7/2017
Published on	:	9/8/2015
Exists online	:	False
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