Microsoft Security Update Releases (January 22, 2018)

Microsoft has revised several security update descriptions and released a summary what has been updates. Here's an overview, what's changed so far.

Advisory ADV180002 major revision increments

Revision Information:

– https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance
– Version: 10.0
– Reason for Revision: 1. Added FAQ #11 to address customer concerns
   about reboot issues with microcode on devices with older Intel
   processors. 2. Revised the Affected Products table to add Monthly
   Rollup updates for supported editions of Windows 8.1 and Windows
   Server 2012 R2. Customers who install Monthly Rollups should
   install these updates to be protected from the vulnerabilities
   described in this advisory.
– Updated: January 22, 2018
– Aggregate CVE Severity Rating: N/A

CVE-2018-0746 major revision increment

Revision Information:

– https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance
– Version: 3.0
– Reason for Revision: Revised the Affected Products table to add
   Monthly Rollup updates for supported editions of Windows 8.1 and
   Windows Server 2012 R2. Customers who install Monthly Rollups
   should install these updates to be protected from this
   vulnerability.
– Originally posted: January 3, 2018
– Updated: January 22, 2018
– Aggregate CVE Severity Rating: Important

More CVEs with major revision increment

* CVE-2018-0744        * CVE-2018-0752
* CVE-2018-0748        * CVE-2018-0753
* CVE-2018-0749        * CVE-2018-0754
* CVE-2018-0751        * CVE-2018-0788
        
Revision Information:

– https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance
– Version: 4.0
– Reason for Revision: Revised the Affected Products table to add
   Monthly Rollup updates for supported editions of Windows 8.1 and
   Windows Server 2012 R2. Customers who install Monthly Rollups
   should install these updates to be protected from this
   vulnerability.
– Originally posted: January 3, 2018
– Updated: January 22, 2018
– Aggregate CVE Severity Rating: Important

CVE-2018 major revision increment

Revision Information:

– https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance
– Version: 5.0
– Reason for Revision: Revised the Affected Products table to add
   Monthly Rollup updates for supported editions of Windows 8.1 and
   Windows Server 2012 R2. Customers who install Monthly Rollups
   should install these updates to be protected from this
   vulnerability.
– Originally posted: January 3, 2018
– Updated: January 22, 2018
– Aggregate CVE Severity Rating: Important

Added CVEs to January 2018 Security Updates

* CVE-2018-0845
* CVE-2018-0848       
* CVE-2018-0849   
* CVE-2018-0862   

– https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance
– Version: 1.0
– Originally posted: January 19, 2018
– Updated: N/A
– Aggregate CVE Severity Rating: Important