Applies ToWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Windows Server 2008 Foundation Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 Standard Windows Server 2008 Web Edition

Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V on a host operating system fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system. To learn more about the vulnerability, go to CVE-2018-0888.

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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: March 13, 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 the 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.

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-KB4088827-x64.msu

CF5895358BDA4C3C954831AB0939D0B89B100C1F

5F5C3D506179473595D5125913A5F012AAE91FA9020E003A7BD6D2DE37EBF70A

For all supported x64-based versions

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Vmms.exe

6.0.6002.24302

3,909,632

08-Feb-2018

15:08

x64

Vmwp.exe

6.0.6002.24302

3,312,128

08-Feb-2018

15:07

x64

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