Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a vulnerability in the Windows kernel. We are not aware of attacks that try to use the reported vulnerability or of customer impact at this time.
Upon completion of this investigation, Microsoft will take the appropriate action to help protect our customers. This may include providing a security update through our monthly release process or providing an out-of-band security update, depending on customer needs.
| Affected Software |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 |
| Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 |
| Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 |
| Windows Vista, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 |
| Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems and Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2* |
| Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems |
| Non-Affected Software |
| Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 |
| Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 |
| Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems |
| Windows Vista x64 Edition, Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1, and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 |
| Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 |
| Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 |
| Windows 7 for x64-based Systems |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems |
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