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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2019-0892: Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2019-0892: Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/14/2019
Created
05/15/2019
Added
05/14/2019
Modified
08/07/2024

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4499179
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4499167
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4494441
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1903-kb4497936
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb4494441
  • msft-kb4497936-10429ff2-9c14-4fb1-abdc-a105642cb1ad

References

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