GSD-2020-16938

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21
Details
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-16901.
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CVE-2020-16938
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