Security News > 2020 > August > Microsoft Out-of-Band Security Update Fixes Windows Remote Access Flaws
During those updates, fixes for the two flaws were issued for Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2019; as well as Windows Server.
"Microsoft is announcing the availability of security update 4578013 for all supported versions of Microsoft 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2," according to Microsoft's Wednesday advisory.
"Customers running Windows 8.1 or Server 2012 R2 should install the update for their product to be protected from this vulnerability. Customers running other versions of Microsoft Windows or Windows Server do not need to take any action."
"The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Remote Access handles memory," according to Microsoft.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Remote Access properly handles file operations.
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