1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/chef/win32/security.rb b/lib/chef/win32/security.rb
index 3894c65b21..acbc1d4c64 100644
--- a/lib/chef/win32/security.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/win32/security.rb
@@ -721,7 +721,13 @@ class Chef
         unless LogonUserW(username, domain, password, logon_type, logon_provider, token)
           Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::Error.raise!
         end
-        Token.new(Handle.new(token.read_pointer))
+
+        # originally this was .read_pointer, but that is interpreted as a non-primitive
+        # class (FFI::Pointer) and causes an ArgumentError (Invalid Memory Object) when
+        # compared to GetCurrentProcess(), which returns a HANDLE (void *). Since a
+        # HANDLE is not a pointer to allocated memory that Ruby C extensions can understand,
+        # the Invalid Memory Object error is raised.
+        Token.new(Handle.new(token.read_ulong))
       end
 
       def self.test_and_raise_lsa_nt_status(result)