Description of the security update for the information disclosure vulnerability in Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 and Windows Embedded Standard 2009: September 11, 2018

2018-09-1100:00:00

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Description of the security update for the information disclosure vulnerability in Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 and Windows Embedded Standard 2009: September 11, 2018

Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows bowser.sys kernel-mode driver does not correctly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploits the vulnerability could potentially expose the contents of system memory.

To learn more about the vulnerability, go to CVE-2018-8271.

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.
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.

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