CVE-2018-8329 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release in Microsoft Windows 10

CWE-404 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.7%
top 28.88%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Microsoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows 10 ServersMicrosoft Windows Server 2016
Timeline
PublishedOct 10
Latest updateMay 13

Description

An Elevation of Privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Subsystem for Linux when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Linux On Windows Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10_serversversion 1803 (Server Core Installation)
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1803 for x64-based Systems+1

Patches

Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6xfw-8wgh-qf64: An Elevation of Privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Subsystem for Linux when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Linux On Window↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2018-8329: An Elevation of Privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Subsystem for Linux when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Linux On Window↗2018-10-10
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Linux On Windows Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability↗2018-10-09
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