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Description of the security update for the Windows kernel elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Server 2008: July 10, 2018

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Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode.

To learn more about the vulnerability, go to CVE-2018-8308.

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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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Known issues in this update

Symptom

Workaround

After installing this update, some devices running network monitoring workloads may encounter 0xD1 Stop error because of a race condition.

This issue is resolved in KB 4345397.

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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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Deployment information

For deployment details for this security update, go to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Security update deployment information: July 10, 2018

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More Information

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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Windows Server 2008 file information

File hash information
File name SHA1 hash SHA256 hash
Windows6.0-KB4295656-ia64.msu 09EC91B3CA840947058AF4C039331B39030B2DE5 9AAEAA55DBD2321FC397AD48FFD07141174E61354F72FA688F75D1162036D4E8
Windows6.0-KB4295656-x64.msu 107E7B011DCE89691A3103B5239832B3E6D6CA97 0FC8324877CD0EA1B7CE58DF46E895143FE5234235C85FA3D624D6C6CD18D5F0
Windows6.0-KB4295656-x86.msu 99EAFD32A3093A76C4A192AC7DFA4B1D38AC628C 7D858E5A6D918A7734F3557792FAF9900930A6E5017490795B273B61893F52AE


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 the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the 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 the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

For all supported ia64-based versions
File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Tcpipreg.sys 6.0.6002.24408 80,896 01-Jun-2018 17:03 IA-64
Tcpip.sys 6.0.6002.24408 2,975,424 01-Jun-2018 17:31 IA-64
For all supported x64-based versions
File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Tcpipreg.sys 6.0.6002.24408 40,448 01-Jun-2018 17:03 x64
Tcpip.sys 6.0.6002.24408 1,415,360 01-Jun-2018 17:35 x64
For all supported x86-based versions
File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Tcpipreg.sys 6.0.6002.24408 31,232 01-Jun-2018 16:55 x86
Tcpip.sys 6.0.6002.24408 916,160 01-Jun-2018 17:55 x86

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Article Info
Article ID : 4295656
Revision : 12
Created on : 7/18/2018
Published on : 7/18/2018
Exists online : False
Views : 236