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Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published Aug 14, 2019

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly, but it could be used to obtain information that could be used to try to further compromise the affected system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel handles objects in memory.

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Remediation

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Aug 14, 2019
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Nov 26, 2018
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Jun 5, 2024
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a