Description of the security update for the information disclosure vulnerability in Windows Server 2008: November 14, 2017

Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory.

To learn more about the vulnerability, go to CVE-2017-11880.

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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.

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: November 14, 2017

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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-KB4049164-x86.msu	9BC1B26592D20E5BCAAF9E039938F73227A7A929	01CDEA35066A08C4582BC0AB2672755C37F13AEC46CB3DBBBD991DD2F9C32DD3
Windows6.0-KB4049164-x64.msu	A8F6D54409F2833BD545B8AC2D79754B1D966963	6F12B153D22C426E54971D6460E4B3853BAD67A467D71CF24B966C7F1CB0C999
Windows6.0-KB4049164-ia64.msu	FFEDAEE824AEEF40E0E48243F8A95648CA6FB2A9	A0BAEEC737DF21BC5D5B57C5B50BFDAB6F23ACA795B05D1E0566ACB5DB7DD961

For all supported x86-based versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Ntfs.sys	6.0.6002.24215	1,083,112	15-Oct-2017	15:39	x86

For all supported x64-based versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Ntfs.sys	6.0.6002.24215	1,497,320	15-Oct-2017	15:36	x64

For all supported ia64-based versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Ntfs.sys	6.0.6002.24215	3,287,272	15-Oct-2017	15:32	IA-64