MS13-048: Vulnerability in Windows kernel could allow information disclosure: June 11, 2013

Applies To
Windows 8 Windows 8 Enterprise Windows 8 Pro Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Home Basic Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard Windows Server 2008 Web Edition Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Starter Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Introduction

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS13-048. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft websites:

How to obtain help and support for this security update

Help installing updates:
Support for Microsoft Update

Security solutions for IT professionals:
TechNet Security Troubleshooting and Support

Help protect your computer that is running Windows from viruses and malware:
Virus Solution and Security Center

Local support according to your country:
International Support

More Information

Known issues with this security update

            
Customers who use non-updated versions of certain Kingsoft software products may experience issues installing this security update. In some cases, systems may not successfully restart after security update 2839229 is applied, and customers may encounter a blue or blank screen. We are aware that Kingsoft antivirus and browser product components (kisknl.sys, knbdrv.sys, and dgsafe.sys) may be affected.

We recommend that customers update their Kingsoft software to the latest versions before security update 2839229 is applied.

Workaround

Customers who have applied security update 2839229 should update their Kingsoft software products before restarting their systems.

We recommend the following steps for customers who have did not update their Kingsoft software products, and are having problems restarting after security update 2839229:

Steps for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7

  1. Turn off the computer.
  2. Start the computer in safe mode by pressing F8 during the startup cycle.
  3. Select Safe Mode with Networking and continue booting.
  4. Apply updates to your Kingsoft software products.
  5. Restart the computer.

                
Steps for Windows 8

  1. Turn off the computer.
  2. Start the computer by using the original Windows 8 installation media.
  3. Enter your language and other preferences and then click Next.
  4. Select the Repair your Computer option.*
  5. Select the Troubleshoot option.
  6. Select Advanced Options.
  7. Select System Restore.**
  8. Restart the computer.
  9. Apply updates to your Kingsoft software products.

                
* As a security feature, customers who use Bitlocker drive encryption will be required to enter their Bitlocker recovery key to continue with Repair your Computer.

** System Restore will return the Windows 8 operating system to the last saved restore point. This will not result in loss of user data. However, customers have to reapply all Microsoft updates which were installed after the restore point.

File information

File hash information
File name SHA1 hash SHA256 hash
Windows6.0-KB2839229-ia64.msu 3EFBB7FF31AC6E9D55AED6CFBE5FE2B774E57ABD 1BAD5EC631324B1D50B22F74F47B5E63645F5571353AF3529AFB2AFEE123DC8F
Windows6.0-KB2839229-x64.msu BD6D9DC03944F120EF7BDCDB1D924865555A6DDD EA11DB049CF9F1ADF740B9BBE9F89A557CAE4EF9B9C81D94D974BCEC702C3FB9
Windows6.0-KB2839229-x86.msu 9248058BDF850D005691C8D5AD302058BDD6337B D4E5D991F343DADF0CBCF50C7801C09AFF3EE73536FEC0F6169A9C4E8A9FF9A0
Windows6.1-KB2839229-ia64.msu D5A95A8C1ECFEDE5159E642FF0415CA5F8EF0B2C BBC6D3B169B28B496E08FDF68DBEF1C3472CA5E778CEBA76D795109C834FFDFC
Windows6.1-KB2839229-x64.msu 7E9C1B96FD6E9E5BDE77A675E735F9C06BA6C1D3 66D56C10F7F55EBB3A69DCDBF1E07F2D29D11DF0D6A4E07341C81BC8908E1262
Windows6.1-KB2839229-x86.msu 15B0F7687898C3D41FD191743B8AE2FCD25D1C48 A2F0EF73CFD138D69B27DBA5F2A60A24811D99249B0292952CC5094E54037443
Windows8-RT-KB2839229-x86.msu E7DB93578B3F0D12F047FA4ED5C13F7F78333AB5 16BDB3709F209B6F8353926CACD4D936FD2B76C3CA509A48FB91623B5B50FA1F
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-ia64-DEU.exe D4D02BB0E6CDE387F03A49DE0A9FC553F6C28C9D 1E7705376E9A38F2C83302D4570A0ECA1DB4BD42B4EACFD62C548B8472F1E31E
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-ia64-ENU.exe 106EA4ED1FB9333AC421CF38C11870DDC0B4987E A92F9128F208367D04B4D7F19042E838F8AD4E55282C724F01D5D604A5F65337
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-ia64-FRA.exe 52CB61806EF5D0F5DD290657B21D073123434B0F E69DB9A6FD1C0D2A62171978694FC10CD1E3762AD0D2E62819F858EF1EB57348
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-ia64-JPN.exe 1AC3016857916F00855CB23117EC77D3347E20F3 E128B051B8300C0D24E05CF00A1B0CE3CA6783A53F9CF9FA01E39FB5BC77CB6E
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-x86-CHS.exe 80EB5DFC10F29415DBC1A05C3B69D235EF9EBAF0 7B9BB92E1455A24035BE94EBACE4A9718DDE18699E34C4849AD2A7D914B12CCA
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-x86-CHT.exe 0EB9CBBA2695B7293754A661ECB728B9940EDE12 47A28761637433090B60F88ECECB755FEE241DA3D96181D8F176F3AE56D14E28
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-x86-CSY.exe F20AA140A73844D902DAAE6D007A2FDF684D56EE C3929534F74720DA025443A65510AD956539ABFD349B31CCB07BAEDF0DEA6191
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-x86-DEU.exe CE092A2B65EC6FB6A7444DBCC8416EED76235610 B4B68E478F9EB2B9DE25E3EB6B9574F12B18AFEC1EA43EDB2ABDF804BE433018
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-x86-ENU.exe 242C68ED30831909CD4CB267667B3AB6EBF8E710 F0594778F6AF231D1B493D79FC6F975D817401D545FA03F52AF7534A6752E379
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-x86-ESN.exe 3977D42D6C6B98088876348E73C7642D5872764D 79C6FDD97081BEDD7FF115127A7A46CE10EBA927F2C1793D140934AABCA923A4
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-x86-FRA.exe 0F8EA4A04917F7881042D8E5285B2E7B0E485325 5C33F03A609ADC51883FFD6091682989204F70878A49CFA467809D1EB25F05D2
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-x86-HUN.exe B079FFDDF7B560224890E1667BCEC7A8282D91A3 F283793F5A24DAC6035E4368ED820115E1DEAA2535679A69A848369745569EEF
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-x86-ITA.exe 5FC7CA32B8123472C8D62E015A84302BAA7C0965 CA4FB8C8D96C892752E4A767EDC00A1225A03DC3E8D7C868D2994C909AC9CCF0
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-x86-JPN.exe E0A7F0AB372701C671CAAD6E28C5F2C871291A24 DB506F84E9C401603FD15DA173159AD93AEE9263B289A67A719C59E574CB6E24
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-x86-KOR.exe B2EC491256B877818FEE6B3071D46F678A1EEEF5 1BE4773ECBCBB3A6F553E7886EAC7AD264F54FEFC7B3A8225DB9873BF11F3CE3
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-x86-NLD.exe 83016F4116401D7C9B75644D988EEB866A228B82 7ADFBF7B5F7F67B17E37D01EFEA4D82ED62D2CC57C4ACD5825E924F98C59B437
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-x86-PLK.exe 1F43DEC6E0853E7FC9B5841F2EB2EBDFFD9F3293 71B9647B64FFCDEA752298D840659D30981C7A9F78B5A1469ED75F22E22710E3
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-x86-PTB.exe 89F949CDF2E61AE5116CBAB56D453FAE56DE1A4B 5AD03E222FE3D69DF1CC05F9384AAEB6CAA392B13E08AD278E43A0583C185DB0
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-x86-PTG.exe 547F1FB3D38BE60BACC41A077E3F8F6E7834B913 EDF7243289A1674199F87D98E818B30DC650656DB3514CBAB9AE25A13E7ADD8F
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-x86-RUS.exe 93E7976325C8EF75306EC975DEF75207E81011D5 5B4A516A3AE73EB40F8A9D51FEA451E6386C914B333F09CF4F0DE1021D348345
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-x86-SVE.exe E8272138529BC326343493013EBD6D5261827932 03CCF4DAA913E80ADC9CEFAC715054C59700167A4EC275E23BBEFB621550AD05
WindowsServer2003-KB2839229-x86-TRK.exe F8C8601D6E2AE10C035D1A5DBE54A75BC2809113 8E0270573A040315FF0973CBA561DC7B6C46F297DC22801507CC509FA8E19086
WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB2839229-x64-CHS.exe 413BEEFFC81B5DE3BDB745DC8B9E972C6379BBA6 F363A972B452653B6BE05675732C043C969805EB982250C0D3D5D3612449D85C
WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB2839229-x64-CHT.exe ECEDE1CC69CD738C5FDC34B1BD2A58F0537059DB E48B1630FCF8F0263C861CBF57445D784373F9EDCF9209169B1281A52263BF60
WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB2839229-x64-DEU.exe ECAF2706E79E2404734B3E2684DD98B8AAD60996 1D0EA7653A57ED33EF871099EF553A8E58786F6AF2FAE3F1F307F2B03E92AA37
WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB2839229-x64-ENU.exe C00EDF487FE18609008FB26C611771ECA0071A48 8D9DC621E3CCF7F93B87E518D9492A9322A10F296BCF6D65F356B4732960C9F5
WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB2839229-x64-ESN.exe F7F4AC6E9E04F1A5022E6E389D95553D056ECDFB 0F62806C2BC8576B3AC9892C7CF732151ED34842DE49B060CAFE7A33D09FB709
WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB2839229-x64-FRA.exe C589D261666A6ED53C82906ABA66D65D435B8F76 E32634502E337DF68E6114133906467FA84B0234FAEE5EFE5531FAD0A13D4A86
WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB2839229-x64-ITA.exe 581320A6723D0A29AB93A076C33F12ACF488917A F35151F83BC46339EC0CC1B519B6B71F26553E6DCC47AE142E35666B4E8F7ED0
WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB2839229-x64-JPN.exe 759487E0A12F3F409563645485804A7CF20689C5 4B7F4E48D527F508B9F53586940F97B25047C0AC2B2215BD13DFED8AA722780D
WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB2839229-x64-KOR.exe 8B49F4F8A2CDF830EF641CE9A862AD57C551AE71 6533AE5BD851E9D9D48755F8AFB639BE1AC5C8D6D8197A0424CA5C9BF1890640
WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB2839229-x64-PTB.exe 9BCCB435E5F872B12E1001E0D48BE0F335B0FF63 052F0177676DE30A53C0D1E76AA51F5413E2B0626F7E11523E434826F7A6B960
WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB2839229-x64-RUS.exe 962B991C4F5497253B4F1A4ADF05A2FC13AD1529 1D816B11B7A33B8CF9DAD86ED5CE404C7F5EDB1D51CFC24993A27DA3D329D96E
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-ARA.exe B2596188E87AD4B60C411A6C13E00D6FA0FAE0B7 CF24FD7D258D528FC5BA252ACE0AC20B559833DD23BE511D6F538F47A28C92E4
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-CHS.exe 2C197A3A69F6E79A411A66ECDA6934968F57C825 E5DD8B8A161E3DA866B96BEC08FFC452A5569C1EC7C8068A827A784CF327797D
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-CHT.exe B9D67B1098F598AE1FDFCF756AB8758CF8C30D92 132ACB4C252DC681717890AE7774584C6FB88AA8713F5054B4BDEE6595A2574A
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-CSY.exe 54579EA9DA3A342EA55EC9DACB877580AFADC59A 4CD6FEF457CC394E8DEAB92B33229023A61F315DCD002817417C6561F68952DA
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-DAN.exe 2964B636CF4ACD5F9022EB7334D3EF2596D3F502 F0E1D6EBF7AA55762D6802851B99DF7AE280E61259F61A219ACB8D4F3775BE42
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-DEU.exe A3E98041C653F4BCCD0A9192B122044C9F9B5E79 11A46C14064CE2F14A590375CCE2BB236ECE53FE19723CB0065FB0084DB01A74
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-ELL.exe D99F76E5E20C244DBE11D8DA7B50CF48A89EF05C 33C8355614B5FBE5D14599755AF77DB7F04BF6199D9944B36CE351C5E323CC07
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-ENU.exe F01852B21C13E9DB073CCE699CB0541AEF007ACC 093849A5F4D603F05DF7A18B69B748EB956AB3AA218DDE9CEC1448EA39ACAB91
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-ESN.exe 5F89D11895F21C98D446A50DAE1A8C0144CF5B95 3D38C4B5A98BAF5139319041851101C2D527EA9754BAD9AD9BD410E450C1111F
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-FIN.exe BC5F6F9ECE0FAC7B2B70127454F726447D30DA80 C30D54BD3800223E9F08C3648435B960B38CA62CDA0DFF6A27A90576DF916507
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-FRA.exe A6852A69E5B0AF0121474EBB57B155118A0E1A56 C73DDC708BD6C9658D20069D301E6FF0F63C610D6C12F089050C96B06C29DF89
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-HEB.exe 64183B29D9BD87FC6A082BD8F9C99B4727562BF5 952EDB2F8A5D43768EFAED888B3FE286B6A42DC789F7F3D55CE3F71C1C0EF696
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-HUN.exe 03D3E5EAB9C454E67989A795F39FA519739D7E03 B5D4F53AA91B774F10F5E4F7604926D1E683AD31F4C4BDF36ABC76DC5651AB25
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-ITA.exe 82B233E5BDD09E65CD0E59EA66EDDD7740D51427 A3CA9E13B3B226B4ECDE417DA8285663FFCDF097C60FE928BD311EAE585D6F98
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-JPN.exe F8EEC458CE15C5A40F9E7BED500953E73C14F7A0 5E5055D44283C83FBABEB45550544A676074CF15D41591D051DFCF89B7B77021
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-KOR.exe A5BAF1B98537FBE4F1933E1CC57659F880836DF7 D94E425E7D7560F0E084AABA680930617BB6F97BC67C3EEAA076792ED66C8738
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-NLD.exe 195D5C6299FD8CF323FA14FD654B773C40B2D768 D5BDF2E641F073C30CFD8524E2C9F9D774E9F3CEFD48C65C54CBDCD414501EA6
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-NOR.exe CA320950B8F5135143F3799E23A1507374AF646D 5CA02085920BA9968198B655C56EBFF2FE3A03B8BB551C88CF54918B900BF02A
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-PLK.exe E9F08D425E7D04EB9CE1D0038591E2491E3F10EC 1BB19EE54033B925F6BADE6F17E80E9578E65C2136673C195434FC049277F152
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-PTB.exe 03B7E5590CD7156218AB14E59ABF16F8186BA473 FBEC53CB8F814E8D32389C5FF257CABB3B3824F629E7A10A68AD759FAFD749CF
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-PTG.exe 83184534795C9DEF015840E9680C5FBD462573CC 357417BA83D5ED77A154235DCB324F34017417850BE9E7F90368FC8883C8945C
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-RUS.exe 1CA1FBB9E1752D4E0946C158ED162557A7D7E8FD 62F2A4D964D101AEE4DB6F780F7DAD15FE2767A1116CB8AE6A0E350686274846
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-SVE.exe 28883ABCB86D27FC92C49EB8B5DBB81C0CEF2570 D442323D4340805F5CF962ABCC3271A1EE4D2CE4F731DF420FD485E6882AA0AD
WindowsXP-KB2839229-x86-TRK.exe 991F1A959E4E7DDB8A4D7F3E65AC810E7C8940C2 3E333F26FB290835FBD9AC9EC7364C8072770DC849CE827F005FDA31437686B3

      

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 and with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 file information
  • The files that apply to a specific milestone (SPn) and service branch (QFE, GDR) are noted in the "SP requirement" and "Service branch" columns.
  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. QFE service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.
  • In addition to the files that are listed in these tables, this software update also installs an associated security catalog file (KBnumber.cat) that is signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows XP

File name File version File size Date Time Platform SP requirement Service branch
Ntkrnlmp.exe 5.1.2600.6387 2,149,888 03-May-2013 01:30 x86 SP3 SP3QFE
Ntkrnlpa.exe 5.1.2600.6387 2,070,144 03-May-2013 00:38 x86 SP3 SP3QFE
Ntkrpamp.exe 5.1.2600.6387 2,028,544 03-May-2013 00:38 x86 SP3 SP3QFE
Ntoskrnl.exe 5.1.2600.6387 2,193,536 03-May-2013 01:26 x86 SP3 SP3QFE

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2003

File name File version File size Date Time Platform SP requirement Service branch
Fltmgr.sys 5.2.3790.5107 132,096 07-Jan-2013 00:43 x86 SP2 SP2QFE
Ntkrnlmp.exe 5.2.3790.5157 2,503,168 03-May-2013 02:10 Not Applicable SP2 SP2QFE
Ntkrnlpa.exe 5.2.3790.5157 2,314,240 03-May-2013 00:42 x86 SP2 SP2QFE
Ntkrpamp.exe 5.2.3790.5157 2,354,688 03-May-2013 00:42 Not Applicable SP2 SP2QFE
Ntoskrnl.exe 5.2.3790.5157 2,462,720 03-May-2013 02:10 x86 SP2 SP2QFE
Mpsyschk.dll 5.2.3790.5157 17,408 03-May-2013 09:43 x86 None Not Applicable

      

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 file information

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version Product Milestone Service branch
    6.0.6002.18xxx Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 SP2 GDR
    6.0.6002.23xxx Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 SP2 LDR

  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

Note The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and MUM files (.mum) that are installed are not listed.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Csrsrv.dll 6.0.6002.18805 49,152 09-Mar-2013 03:45 x86
Csrsrv.dll 6.0.6002.23103 49,152 02-May-2013 02:52 x86
Ntkrnlpa.exe 6.0.6002.18832 3,603,832 02-May-2013 22:03 Not Applicable
Ntoskrnl.exe 6.0.6002.18832 3,551,096 02-May-2013 22:03 Not Applicable
Ntkrnlpa.exe 6.0.6002.23103 3,606,392 02-May-2013 22:03 Not Applicable
Ntoskrnl.exe 6.0.6002.23103 3,555,192 02-May-2013 22:03 Not Applicable
Smss.exe 6.0.6002.18805 64,000 09-Mar-2013 01:28 x86
Smss.exe 6.0.6002.23103 64,512 02-May-2013 01:27 x86

      

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 file information

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version Product Milestone Service branch
    6.1.7601.18xxx Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 GDR
    6.1.7601.22xxx Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 LDR

  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

Note The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and MUM files (.mum) that are installed are not listed.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Appid-ppdlic.xrm-ms Not Applicable 3,013 06-May-2013 05:27 Not Applicable
Appid.sys 6.1.7601.22318 50,176 06-May-2013 03:31 x86
Appidapi.dll 6.1.7601.22318 50,688 06-May-2013 05:01 x86
Appidcertstorecheck.exe 6.1.7601.22318 16,896 06-May-2013 03:30 x86
Appidpolicyconverter.exe 6.1.7601.22318 97,792 06-May-2013 03:31 x86
Appidsvc.dll 6.1.7601.22318 29,696 06-May-2013 03:30 x86
Csrsrv.dll 6.1.7601.18113 38,912 19-Mar-2013 04:48 x86
Csrsrv.dll 6.1.7601.22318 38,912 06-May-2013 05:02 x86
Ntkrnlpa.exe 6.1.7601.18147 3,968,872 06-May-2013 05:06 Not Applicable
Ntoskrnl.exe 6.1.7601.18147 3,913,576 06-May-2013 05:06 Not Applicable
Ntkrnlpa.exe 6.1.7601.22318 3,972,968 06-May-2013 05:10 Not Applicable
Ntoskrnl.exe 6.1.7601.22318 3,917,160 06-May-2013 05:10 Not Applicable
Apisetschema.dll 6.1.7600.16385 6,656 14-Jul-2009 01:03 x86
Smss.exe 6.1.7601.18113 69,632 19-Mar-2013 02:49 x86
Apisetschema.dll 6.1.7601.22318 6,656 06-May-2013 05:01 x86
Smss.exe 6.1.7601.22318 69,632 06-May-2013 03:02 x86
Apisetschema.dll 6.1.7600.16385 12,648 02-Apr-2010 03:07 x86
Smss.exe 6.1.7601.18113 69,632 19-Mar-2013 02:49 x86
Apisetschema.dll 6.1.7601.22318 6,656 06-May-2013 05:01 x86
Smss.exe 6.1.7601.22318 69,632 06-May-2013 03:02 x86

      

Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 file information

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version Product Milestone Service branch
    6.2.920 0.16 xxx Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 RTM GDR
    6.2.920 0.20 xxx Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 RTM LDR

  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

Note The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and MUM files (.mum) that are installed are not listed.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Ntoskrnl.exe 6.2.9200.16604 5,575,424 04-May-2013 05:45 Not Applicable
Ntoskrnl.exe 6.2.9200.20708 5,566,720 04-May-2013 05:33 Not Applicable