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Description of the security update for the elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Server 2008: January 3, 2018

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Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel API enforces permissions. An attacker who successfully exploits the vulnerability could impersonate processes, interject cross-process communication, or interrupt system functionality.

To learn more about the vulnerability, go to CVE-2018-0748.

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Important
  • 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 Windows Update: FAQ.

Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

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How to obtain help and support for this security update
Help for installing updates: Windows Update: FAQ

Security solutions for IT professionals: TechNet Security Support and Troubleshooting

Help for protecting your Windows-based computer from viruses and malware: Microsoft Secure

Local support according to your country: International Support

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File Information

File hash information
File name SHA1 hash SHA256 hash
Windows6.0-KB4056615-x64.msu 9E6215C903B20FBBC7BC0D89F7241BB248D597D0 02F8C151EF41B5F4661CF7F1C00C2CE44CA859EEABA17785EC0320BAA0A9A4B2
Windows6.0-KB4056615-ia64.msu 0D5B76A631B5B40733F537AE51CD8E862B88CCCF C86856397A8830016D9C48110E76AF4561D65BA2818FEA79244D02A74C12FD04
Windows6.0-KB4056615-x86.msu 73BE2FF15F651BB9B14DF89694709AC045147D69 13D4A0681542DCAD43C2C61AF809EB28E6128F2CDDF43265B8CCA503615F90D0


File information

The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight-saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows Server 2008 file information

For all supported x64-based versions
File name File version File size Date Time Platform Service branch
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 371,200 13-Dec-2017 16:38 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 379,392 13-Dec-2017 16:45 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 376,832 13-Dec-2017 16:38 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 373,760 13-Dec-2017 16:39 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 393,216 13-Dec-2017 16:37 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 255,488 13-Dec-2017 15:39 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 381,952 13-Dec-2017 16:46 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 375,808 13-Dec-2017 16:39 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 385,536 13-Dec-2017 16:38 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 366,080 13-Dec-2017 16:51 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 383,488 13-Dec-2017 16:45 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 380,928 13-Dec-2017 16:38 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 352,768 13-Dec-2017 16:49 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 349,696 13-Dec-2017 16:42 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 374,272 13-Dec-2017 16:44 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 380,416 13-Dec-2017 16:52 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 385,536 13-Dec-2017 16:53 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 379,392 13-Dec-2017 16:39 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 379,904 13-Dec-2017 16:47 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 385,536 13-Dec-2017 16:38 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 375,296 13-Dec-2017 16:46 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 375,296 13-Dec-2017 16:48 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 346,624 13-Dec-2017 16:44 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 338,944 13-Dec-2017 16:43 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll 6.0.6002.24262 1,079,808 13-Dec-2017 15:34 x64 Not applicable
Csrsrv.dll 6.0.6002.24262 86,016 13-Dec-2017 15:34 x64 Not applicable
Ntdll.dll 6.0.6002.24262 1,582,992 14-Dec-2017 03:50 x64 Not applicable
Ntfs.sys 6.0.6002.24262 1,497,320 13-Dec-2017 15:41 x64 Not applicable
Ntoskrnl.exe 6.0.6002.24262 4,663,016 13-Dec-2017 15:41 x64 Not applicable
Rpcrt4.dll 6.0.6002.24262 1,308,160 13-Dec-2017 15:34 x64 Not applicable
Smss.exe 6.0.6002.24262 75,776 13-Dec-2017 15:03 x64 Not applicable
Ntvdm64.dll 6.0.6002.24262 16,896 13-Dec-2017 15:34 x64 AMD64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Wow64.dll 6.0.6002.24262 234,496 13-Dec-2017 15:34 x64 AMD64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Wow64cpu.dll 6.0.6002.24262 17,408 13-Dec-2017 15:34 x64 AMD64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Wow64win.dll 6.0.6002.24262 301,568 13-Dec-2017 15:34 x64 AMD64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Ntdll.dll 6.0.6002.24262 1,168,896 14-Dec-2017 03:50 x86 Not applicable
Rpcrt4.dll 6.0.6002.24262 678,912 13-Dec-2017 15:45 x86 Not applicable
Acwow64.dll 6.0.6002.24262 43,008 13-Dec-2017 15:45 x86 WOW64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Instnm.exe 6.0.6002.24262 7,680 13-Dec-2017 14:50 x86 WOW64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Ntvdm64.dll 6.0.6002.24262 14,336 13-Dec-2017 15:45 x86 WOW64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Setup16.exe 3.1.0.1918 26,112 13-Dec-2017 14:50 x86 WOW64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
User.exe 6.0.6002.24262 2,560 13-Dec-2017 14:50 x86 WOW64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Wow32.dll 6.0.6002.24262 5,120 13-Dec-2017 15:45 x86 WOW64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 380,928 13-Dec-2017 16:27 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 389,120 13-Dec-2017 16:30 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 385,024 13-Dec-2017 16:28 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 385,024 13-Dec-2017 16:28 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 401,408 13-Dec-2017 16:27 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 266,240 13-Dec-2017 15:50 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 393,216 13-Dec-2017 16:29 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 385,024 13-Dec-2017 16:31 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 393,216 13-Dec-2017 16:31 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 376,832 13-Dec-2017 16:41 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 393,216 13-Dec-2017 16:33 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 389,120 13-Dec-2017 16:42 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 360,448 13-Dec-2017 16:30 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 360,448 13-Dec-2017 16:37 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 385,024 13-Dec-2017 16:42 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 389,120 13-Dec-2017 16:41 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 393,216 13-Dec-2017 16:43 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 389,120 13-Dec-2017 16:38 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 389,120 13-Dec-2017 16:28 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 393,216 13-Dec-2017 16:28 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 385,024 13-Dec-2017 16:38 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 385,024 13-Dec-2017 16:36 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 356,352 13-Dec-2017 16:34 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 348,160 13-Dec-2017 16:34 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll 6.0.6002.24262 823,808 13-Dec-2017 15:45 x86 Not applicable
For all supported ia64-based versions
File name File version File size Date Time Platform Service branch
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 373,760 13-Dec-2017 17:03 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 255,488 13-Dec-2017 15:26 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 385,536 13-Dec-2017 17:04 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 352,768 13-Dec-2017 17:08 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 349,696 13-Dec-2017 17:00 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 346,624 13-Dec-2017 16:54 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 338,944 13-Dec-2017 16:48 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll 6.0.6002.24262 1,980,416 13-Dec-2017 15:22 IA-64 Not applicable
Csrsrv.dll 6.0.6002.24262 150,016 13-Dec-2017 15:22 IA-64 Not applicable
Ntdll.dll 6.0.6002.24262 2,552,040 14-Dec-2017 03:33 IA-64 Not applicable
Ntfs.sys 6.0.6002.24262 3,287,272 13-Dec-2017 15:28 IA-64 Not applicable
Ntoskrnl.exe 6.0.6002.24262 9,469,672 13-Dec-2017 15:28 IA-64 Not applicable
Rpcrt4.dll 6.0.6002.24262 3,289,088 13-Dec-2017 15:22 IA-64 Not applicable
Smss.exe 6.0.6002.24262 159,232 13-Dec-2017 14:55 IA-64 Not applicable
Ia32exec.bin 6.5.6524.0 8,262,048 16-Nov-2017 03:20 Not applicable IA64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Ntvdm64.dll 6.0.6002.24262 27,648 13-Dec-2017 15:22 IA-64 IA64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Wow64.dll 6.0.6002.24262 524,288 13-Dec-2017 15:22 IA-64 IA64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Wow64cpu.dll 6.0.6002.24262 43,008 13-Dec-2017 15:22 IA-64 IA64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Wow64win.dll 6.0.6002.24262 620,544 13-Dec-2017 15:22 IA-64 IA64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Wowia32x.dll 6.5.6563.0 88,576 13-Dec-2017 15:22 IA-64 IA64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Ntdll.dll 6.0.6002.24262 1,168,896 14-Dec-2017 03:33 x86 Not applicable
Rpcrt4.dll 6.0.6002.24262 678,912 13-Dec-2017 15:45 x86 Not applicable
Acwow64.dll 6.0.6002.24262 43,008 13-Dec-2017 15:45 x86 WOW64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Instnm.exe 6.0.6002.24262 7,680 13-Dec-2017 14:50 x86 WOW64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Ntvdm64.dll 6.0.6002.24262 14,336 13-Dec-2017 15:45 x86 WOW64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Setup16.exe 3.1.0.1918 26,112 13-Dec-2017 14:50 x86 WOW64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
User.exe 6.0.6002.24262 2,560 13-Dec-2017 14:50 x86 WOW64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Wow32.dll 6.0.6002.24262 5,120 13-Dec-2017 15:45 x86 WOW64_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-WOW
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 385,024 13-Dec-2017 16:28 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 266,240 13-Dec-2017 15:50 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 393,216 13-Dec-2017 16:31 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 360,448 13-Dec-2017 16:30 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 360,448 13-Dec-2017 16:37 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 356,352 13-Dec-2017 16:34 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 348,160 13-Dec-2017 16:34 Not applicable Not applicable
Advapi32.dll 6.0.6002.24262 823,808 13-Dec-2017 15:45 x86 Not applicable
For all supported x86-based versions
File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 380,928 13-Dec-2017 16:27 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 389,120 13-Dec-2017 16:30 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 385,024 13-Dec-2017 16:28 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 385,024 13-Dec-2017 16:28 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 401,408 13-Dec-2017 16:27 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 266,240 13-Dec-2017 15:50 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 393,216 13-Dec-2017 16:29 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 385,024 13-Dec-2017 16:31 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 393,216 13-Dec-2017 16:31 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 376,832 13-Dec-2017 16:41 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 393,216 13-Dec-2017 16:33 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 389,120 13-Dec-2017 16:42 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 360,448 13-Dec-2017 16:30 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 360,448 13-Dec-2017 16:37 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 385,024 13-Dec-2017 16:42 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 389,120 13-Dec-2017 16:41 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 393,216 13-Dec-2017 16:43 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 389,120 13-Dec-2017 16:38 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 389,120 13-Dec-2017 16:28 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 393,216 13-Dec-2017 16:28 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 385,024 13-Dec-2017 16:38 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 385,024 13-Dec-2017 16:36 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 356,352 13-Dec-2017 16:34 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll.mui 6.0.6002.24262 348,160 13-Dec-2017 16:34 Not applicable
Advapi32.dll 6.0.6002.24262 823,808 13-Dec-2017 15:45 x86
Csrsrv.dll 6.0.6002.24262 49,664 13-Dec-2017 15:45 x86
Ntdll.dll 6.0.6002.24262 1,209,584 14-Dec-2017 05:51 x86
Ntfs.sys 6.0.6002.24262 1,083,112 13-Dec-2017 15:49 x86
Ntkrnlpa.exe 6.0.6002.24262 3,614,440 13-Dec-2017 15:49 Not applicable
Ntoskrnl.exe 6.0.6002.24262 3,562,728 13-Dec-2017 15:49 Not applicable
Rpcrt4.dll 6.0.6002.24262 783,872 13-Dec-2017 15:45 x86
Smss.exe 6.0.6002.24262 64,512 13-Dec-2017 14:50 x86

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Article Info
Article ID : 4056615
Revision : 10
Created on : 1/3/2018
Published on : 1/4/2018
Exists online : False
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