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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD5.0 Medium

CVE-2020-16901

Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Description

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.</p>

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

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