High [CVE-2021-38626] Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
This high-severity Microsoft Server advisory covers CVE-2021-38626 affecting Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation).
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Summary
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected products named by the advisory: Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2; Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation).
- Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 6.0.6003.0 before 6.0.6003.21218
- Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 6.0.6003.0 before 6.0.6003.21218
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- 6.0.6003.21218
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 6.0.6003.21218. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
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