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CVE-2020-16889

Windows KernelStream Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Summary

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows KernelStream improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly, but it could be used to obtain information that could be used to try to further compromise the affected system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows KernelStream handles objects in memory.</p>

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server version 2004

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows 7

    From 6.1.0

  • Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1

    From 6.1.0

  • Microsoft Windows 8.1

    From 6.3.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2

    From 6.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)

    From 6.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2

    From 6.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1

    From 6.1.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)

    From 6.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012

    From 6.2.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)

    From 6.2.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

    From 6.3.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

    From 6.3.0

References 1

portal.msrc.microsoft.com