CVE-2018-8405: Microsoft DirectX Graphics Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
First published: Wed Aug 15 2018(Updated: )
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL) driver improperly handles objects in memory.
Credit: secure@microsoft.com secure@microsoft.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL) | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | =1607 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | =1703 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | =1709 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | =1803 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 | =r2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | =1709 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | =1803 |
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