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Microsoft July 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 142 flaws, 4 zero-days
2024-07-09 17:52

Today is Microsoft's July 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 142 flaws, including two actively exploited and two publicly disclosed zero-days. [...]

July 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: The end of an AV giant in the US
2024-07-08 04:30

Microsoft temporarily pulled and then re-released the Windows 11 preview update KB5039302, originally released on June 25th. The original preview was causing reboots on systems using virtualization, such as Azure Virtual Desktop and VMware. Per the announcement, all Kaspersky products must be removed by September 29th. Just as a reminder, last month Microsoft released the final updates for Windows 10 21H2 Education and Enterprise editions.

Microsoft June 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 51 flaws, 18 RCEs
2024-06-11 17:31

Today is Microsoft's June 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 51 flaws, eighteen remote code execution flaws, and one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability. This Patch Tuesday fixed 18 RCE flaws but only one critical vulnerability, a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Message Queuing.

Week in review: Atlassian Confluence RCE PoC, new Kali Linux, Patch Tuesday forecast
2024-06-09 08:00

High-risk Atlassian Confluence RCE fixed, PoC availableIf you're self-hosting an Atlassian Confluence Server or Data Center installation, you should upgrade to the latest available version to fix a high-severity RCE flaw for which a PoC and technical details are already public. Kali Linux 2024.2 released: 18 new tools, countless updatesKali Linux 2024.2 is now available.

June 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Multiple announcements from Microsoft
2024-06-07 05:13

May 2024 Patch Tuesday was unusual because we had security updates from Adobe, Apple, Google, Mozilla, and Microsoft on the same day. On the Microsoft front, the only Critical update was for Sharepoint Server, but there were important updates for Windows 11 with 41 CVEs addressed and Windows 10 with 47 CVEs addressed.

May 2024 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes exploited zero-days (CVE-2024-30051, CVE-2024-30040)
2024-05-14 18:48

For May 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released fixes for 59 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, including two zero-days actively exploited by attackers. CVE-2024-30051 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the Windows DWM Core Library that can be exploited to elevate attackers' privileges on a target system.

Microsoft May 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 3 zero-days, 61 flaws
2024-05-14 17:49

Today is Microsoft's May 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 61 flaws and three actively exploited or publicly disclosed zero days. The total count of 61 flaws does not include 2 Microsoft Edge flaws fixed on May 2nd and four fixed on May 10th. To learn more about the non-security updates released today, you can review our dedicated articles on the new Windows 11 KB5037771 cumulative update and the Windows 10 KB5037768 update.

Week in review: Veeam fixes RCE flaw in backup management platform, Patch Tuesday forecast
2024-05-12 08:00

Veeam fixes RCE flaw in backup management platformVeeam has patched a high-severity vulnerability in Veeam Service Provider Console and is urging customers to implement the patch. May 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: A reminder of recent threats and impactThe thunderstorms of April patches have passed, and it has been pretty calm leading up to May 2024 Patch Tuesday.

May 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: A reminder of recent threats and impact
2024-05-10 05:45

The thunderstorms of April patches have passed, and it has been pretty calm leading up to May 2024 Patch Tuesday. April 2024 Patch Tuesday turned out to be a busy one with 150 new CVEs addressed by Microsoft.

Microsoft April 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 150 security flaws, 67 RCEs
2024-04-09 17:34

Today is Microsoft's April 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 150 flaws and sixty-seven remote code execution bugs. More than half of the RCE flaws are found within Microsoft SQL drivers, likely sharing a common flaw.