MS05-018: Vulnerabilities in Windows kernel could allow elevation of privilege and denial of service

• Home users:
  http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/default.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/default.mspx)
• IT professionals:
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-018.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-018.mspx)

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Known issues

• The Add or Remove Programs tool in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) lists software updates under the name of the product that a particular update applies to. In Windows XP SP2, the Add or Remove Programs tool lists the update that is described in this article under Windows XP – Software Updates. However, in Windows XP SP2, the Add or Remove Programs tool does not display an “Installed On” date for this update. Therefore, this update is not displayed in the Windows XP – Software Updates list according to the order of its installation. Instead, this update is displayed at the top of the Windows XP – Software Updates list.
  
  Note Add or Remove Programs is a Control Panel item.
• You receive a "STOP 0x0000001E" error after you install security update MS05-018 on a Windows 2000-based computer. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  898114  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898114/ ) You receive a "STOP 0x0000001E" error after you install security update MS05-018 on a Windows 2000-based computer

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