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Description of the security update for the elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 and Windows Embedded Standard 2009: October 9, 2018

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Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory.

To learn more about the vulnerability, go to CVE-2018-8453.

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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.

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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More Information

How to obtain help and support for this security update
Help for installing updates: Protect yourself online

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 Embedded POSReady 2009 and Windows Embedded Standard 2009 file information

File hash information
File name SHA1 hash SHA256 hash
WindowsXP-KB4463545-x86-Embedded-ENU.exe 2EF9F04E3467CA43B77DE3EA7B96B847886A9F48 74718F3B3C0A775DDF5CD4CDCA3EA75DABEBD2A39ECA844EDA2E037D670C4A4B


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.

For all supported x86-based versions
File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Win32k.sys 5.1.2600.7571 1,907,712 11-Sep-2018 07:44 x86
Updspapi.dll 6.3.13.0 382,840 01-Feb-2018 21:28 x86

 

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Article Info
Article ID : 4463545
Revision : 13
Created on : 10/9/2018
Published on : 10/9/2018
Exists online : False
Views : 170