An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory.
\nTo 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.
\nThe update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.
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