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CVE-2017-8627
Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 1703, allows a denial of service vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Denial of Service Vulnerability"...
CVE-2017-8622
Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 1703 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when it fails to properly handle handles NT pipes, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"...
CVE-2017-8627
CVE-2017-8627 concerns the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in Windows 10 version 1703, where DoS can be triggered by how WSL handles memory objects. The vulnerability is local and affects WSL components via memory-object handling, with CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (AV:L, AC:H, PR:L, UI:N, S:U, C:N, I...
CVE-2017-8622
The CVE-2017-8622 entry describes an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on Windows 10 version 1703, caused by improper handling of NT pipes. A locally authenticated attacker could execute code with elevated privileges by exploiting this flaw. Public referenc...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - August 2017
Microsoft has released its monthly set of security advisories for vulnerabilities that have been identified and addressed in various products. This month's advisory release addresses 48 new vulnerabilities with 25 of them rated critical, 21 rated important, and 2 rated moderate. These...
PT-2017-18446
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Subsystem for Linux version 10 1703 Description The issue is related to the handling of objects in memory, which can lead to a denial of service. This means that attackers can potentially affect the system, causing it to become...
KLA11087 Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Microsoft Windows. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to gain privileges, execute arbitrary code, cause denial of service, obtain sensitive information. Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities: 1. An elevation of privilege vulnerability in...
CVE-2017-8622: Undefined Security Weakness
Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 1703 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when it fails to properly handle handles NT pipes, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"...
PT-2017-18442
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Subsystem for Linux version 10 1703 Description The issue arises from the Windows Subsystem for Linux failing to properly handle handles to NT pipes, leading to an elevation of privilege. This allows attackers to affect the system...
CVE-2017-8627: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 1703, allows a denial of service vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Denial of Service Vulnerability"...
KB4034674: Windows 10 Version 1703 August 2017 Cumulative Update
The remote Windows host is missing security update 4034674. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows improperly handles NetBIOS packets. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a target...
Ubuntu Linux for Windows 10 Released — Yes, You Read it Right
Windows and Linux in the same line? Yes, you heard that right... and that too, on the same computer and within the same operating system. Two months ago, Microsoft announced its plans to let its users install three different flavours of the Linux operating system – Ubuntu, Fedora, and SUSE –...
CVE-2017-8577
Win32k in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, ak...
Latest EMET Bypass Targets WoW64 Windows Subsystem
Backwards compatibility, a necessary evil for Microsoft in its need to support so many legacy applications on Windows, may be its undoing as researchers have found a way to exploit this layer in the operating system to bypass existing mitigations against memory-based exploits. Specifically in thi...
Windows Privilege Escalation
The vulnerability of the Win32k.sys subsystem in the Windows operating system arises due to an overflow in the buffer of dynamic memory. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a local attacker to increase their privileges or cause a service failure memory corruption by using a specially crafted...
Kernel Updates
Updates for the WSL Linux Kernel...
Windows Subsystem for Linux
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WSL Kernel Insiders
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