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 fails to correctly initialize a memory address. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.

To learn more about the vulnerability, go to CVE-2017-11831.
 

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

Deployment information

For the deployment details for this security update, go to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Security update deployment information: November 14, 2017

More Information

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 the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the 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 the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows Server 2008 file information

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

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