Description of the security update for the Win32k elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Server 2008, Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, and Windows Embedded Standard 2009: July 10, 2018

Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory.

To learn more about the vulnerability, go to CVE-2018-8282.

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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.

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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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

**Note:**The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and MUM files (.mum) that are installed are not listed.

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

File Information

File hash information

File name	SHA1 hash	SHA256 hash
Windows6.0-KB4339854-x86.msu	C5B2B8E3EB97BA08500E4F19DCDACF5DE9351C13	57B68FED5CB56E648B9123ABD7F9DE4E4EA11667A664D3E62B8E672047558942
Windows6.0-KB4339854-ia64.msu	973350E25C53C5C321E580A60A99CE649814B31C	A9F0F7AAB6725761F56FBD4DC51CA71265916E5583919437370B029470855C51
Windows6.0-KB4339854-x64.msu	971064BF7BB8BBDDEBA3BD7B73DAF2153430F927	14E1DD1396D8CE26FBC82FBE8C5EB90590981C3E9092EB3E1198942375BB3901
WindowsXP-KB4339854-x86-Embedded-ENU.exe	6BDB535D3FB5F646D9A3313A9FE805F9E7B54927	8E68B215E4625C41D4F0C17597963A7366B7C44CA68D0B4CE6FCD8A6A1DFE557

For all supported x86-based versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Win32k.sys	6.0.6002.24417	2,084,864	18-Jun-2018	17:50	x86

For all supported ia64-based versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Win32k.sys	6.0.6002.24417	6,702,592	18-Jun-2018	17:52	IA-64

For all supported x64-based versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Win32k.sys	6.0.6002.24417	2,815,488	18-Jun-2018	17:58	x64
Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 and Windows Embedded Standard 2009 file information

For all supported x86-based versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Win32k.sys	5.1.2600.7512	1,907,584	15-Jun-2018	22:36	x86
Updspapi.dll	6.3.13.0	382,840	01-Feb-2018	21:28	x86