Windows kernel update for CVE-2018-1038

Notice

This update has been superceded by the following newer updates:April 10, 2018—KB4093108 (Security-only update)
April 10, 2018—KB4093118 (Monthly Rollup)

Summary

This update addresses an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows kernel in the 64-Bit (x64) version of Windows. This vulnerability is documented in CVE-2018-1038. Users must apply this update to be fully protected against this vulnerability if their computers were updated on or after January 2018 by applying any of the following updates.KB article	Title
4056897	January 3, 2018—KB4056897 (Security-only update)
4056894	January 4, 2018—KB4056894 (Monthly Rollup)
4073578	Unbootable state for AMD devices in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
4057400	January 19, 2018—KB4057400 (Preview of Monthly Rollup)
4074598	February 13, 2018—KB4074598 (Monthly Rollup)
4074587	February 13, 2018—KB4074587 (Security-only update)
4075211	February 22, 2018—KB4075211 (Preview of Monthly Rollup)
4088875	March 13, 2018—KB4088875 (Monthly Rollup)
4088878	March 13, 2018—KB4088878 (Security-only update)
4088881	March 23, 2018—KB4088881 (Preview of Monthly Rollup)

Notes

• This security update was updated on April 5, 2018 to address applicability issues in the original release of the update.
• Applicability rules have been expanded for this update. Therefore, this update will be offered via Windows Update and Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) if any of the Security Only (SO) updates that are listed in the table above are applied.
• No specific functional changes have been made to this security update. Therefore, no additional action is needed if this update has already been applied.

Known issues

Microsoft is not aware of any issues that affect this update currently.

How to get this update

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Method 1: Windows Update

This update can be downloaded and installed from Windows Update.

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Method 2: Windows Server Update Service

This update is now available for installation through WSUS.

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Method 3: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

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