Windows kernel update for CVE-2018-1038

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Notice

This update has been superceded by the following newer updates:

April 10, 2018—KB4093108 (Security-only update)
April 10, 2018—KB4093118 (Monthly Rollup)

Summary

This update addresses an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows kernel in the 64-Bit (x64) version of Windows. This vulnerability is documented in CVE-2018-1038. Users must apply this update to be fully protected against this vulnerability if their computers were updated on or after January 2018 by applying any of the following updates.

KB article	Title
4056897	January 3, 2018—KB4056897 (Security-only update)
4056894	January 4, 2018—KB4056894 (Monthly Rollup)
4073578	Unbootable state for AMD devices in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
4057400	January 19, 2018—KB4057400 (Preview of Monthly Rollup)
4074598	February 13, 2018—KB4074598 (Monthly Rollup)
4074587	February 13, 2018—KB4074587 (Security-only update)
4075211	February 22, 2018—KB4075211 (Preview of Monthly Rollup)
4088875	March 13, 2018—KB4088875 (Monthly Rollup)
4088878	March 13, 2018—KB4088878 (Security-only update)
4088881	March 23, 2018—KB4088881 (Preview of Monthly Rollup)

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Notes

This security update was updated on April 5, 2018 to address applicability issues in the original release of the update.
Applicability rules have been expanded for this update. Therefore, this update will be offered via Windows Update and Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) if any of the Security Only (SO) updates that are listed in the table above are applied.
No specific functional changes have been made to this security update. Therefore, no additional action is needed if this update has already been applied.

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