Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Subsystem for Linux handles files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated privileges.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first need code execution on a victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Subsystem for Linux handles files.</p>

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