Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Win32k.sys. To learn more about the vulnerability, go to CVE-2018-8589.
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.
Deployment information
For deployment details for this security update, go to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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 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 times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.
How to obtain help and support for this security update
Help for installing updates: Protect yourself online Help for protecting your Windows-based computer from viruses and malware: Microsoft Secure Local support according to your country: International Support
Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 and Windows Embedded Standard 2009 file information
File hash information
|
File name |
SHA1 hash |
SHA256 hash |
|---|---|---|
|
WindowsXP-KB4470198-x86-Embedded-ENU.exe |
7B13AAF44E4587D599A456D888E42F40E8B5FF3B |
3E68AE305975C97132CC2786B60920DB9A39915E3CAB5693E6FBAE90965F202E |
For all supported x86-based versions
|
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
|
Win32k.sys |
5.1.2600.7590 |
1,914,112 |
27-Oct-2018 |
14:31 |
x86 |
|
Updspapi.dll |
6.3.13.0 |
382,840 |
01-Feb-2018 |
21:28 |
x86 |
