Description of the security update for the Microsoft graphics component denial of service vulnerability in Windows Server 2008, Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, and Windows Embedded Standard 2009: April 10, 2018

Summary

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the way that Windows handles objects in memory.

To learn more about the vulnerability, go to CVE-2018-8116.

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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: April 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.

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

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.

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

Windows Server 2008 file information

File hash information

File name	SHA1 hash	SHA256 hash
Windows6.0-KB4093224-ia64.msu	EC601B4254706F8E9E38C9BD6AA1BBF6CA1D7501	318E360E76EBCF5ACE5321E859D9A71BBB060720EF9DF1071078F690BB2AD167
Windows6.0-KB4093224-x86.msu	7E26BE41BC00C9F5E237EA4E7A7DCFA5E849ADC8	B5DD45055746FA2034022D397C5D50BACCABFA8774FEC1BBE37885042A12F2E7
Windows6.0-KB4093224-x64.msu	6DDC083329DC5E3ABC3394A76DCE131E3E7A6C66	EA20BCF79D55E2B6802C5E3FFABC0741C79B73656C51091E5727F6672698CD6C

For all supported ia64-based versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Win32k.sys	6.0.6002.24344	6,702,592	24-Mar-2018	14:07	IA-64

For all supported x86-based versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Win32k.sys	6.0.6002.24344	2,084,352	24-Mar-2018	13:57	x86

For all supported x64-based versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Win32k.sys	6.0.6002.24344	2,815,488	24-Mar-2018	14:08	x64

Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 and Windows Embedded Standard 2009 file information

File hash information

File name	SHA1 hash	SHA256 hash
WindowsXP-KB4093224-x86-Embedded-ENU.exe	832D011A2A213068C5438096B970C4AB7E830744	A26B51BE5A715226040FE803CA9D93AFA827128CB11895E02F9D990FE61AD5F0

For all supported x86-based versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Win32k.sys	5.1.2600.7457	1,907,200	29-Mar-2018	20:33	x86
Updspapi.dll	6.3.13.0	382,840	31-Jan-2018	18:26	x86