Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 Updates (January 10, 2023)

[German]On January 10, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 22H1 and 22H2. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are supposed to fix vulnerabilities as well as issues.

Updates for Windows 11 21H1 – 22H2

A list of Windows 11 updates can be found on this Microsoft web page. I have pulled out the details below. Microsoft now provides the following updates for the Windows 11 versions mentioned above.

Update KB5022303 for Windows 11 22H2

Cumulative update KB5022303 raises the OS build on Windows 11 to 22621.1105 and includes quality improvements and security patches, but no new operating system features. The following highlights are addressed:

• This update addresses issues that affect the Local Session Manager (LSM). These issues might allow users who do not have admin rights to perform actions that only an admin can.
• This update addresses a known issue that affects apps that use Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) SQL Server Driver (sqlsrv32.dll) to connect to databases. The connection might fail. You might also receive an error in the app, or you might receive an error from the SQL Server.

So the SQL ODBC error has been fixed. Microsoft notes that this update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack (is responsible for Microsoft updates). This update is automatically downloaded and installed by Windows Update, but is also available from the Microsoft Update Catalog and via WSUS and WUfB. The update causes various problems, which are listed in the support article.

Update KB5022287 for Windows 11 21H2

Cumulative update KB5022287 raises the OS build on Windows 11 to 22000.1455 and includes quality improvements as well as security patches, but no new operating system features. Regarding the implemented improvements, Microsoft mentions the following fixes:

• This update addresses security issues for your Windows operating system.
• This update addresses issues that affect the Local Session Manager (LSM). These issues might allow users who do not have admin rights to perform actions that only an admin can.
• This update addresses a known issue that affects apps that use Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) SQL Server Driver (sqlsrv32.dll) to connect to databases. The connection might fail. You might also receive an error in the app, or you might receive an error from the SQL Server.
• This update addresses an issue that might affect startup on some Windows devices. They might receive an error (0xc000021a) and have a blue screen.

Microsoft is keeping mum about the details of the other fixes. Microsoft notes that this update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack (is responsible for Microsoft updates). This update is automatically downloaded and installed by Windows Update, but is also available from the Microsoft Update Catalog and via WSUS and WUfB. No known issues are indicated in the support article.

Windows Server 2022

For Windows Server 2022, according to this Microsoft page, cumulative update KB5022291 (Windows Server 2022) has been released, raising the OS build to 20348.1487. Among the fixes this update makes, Microsoft writes:

• This update addresses a race condition that occurs during startup. This issue might lead to a 0x7e error code.
• This update addresses an issue that might affect authentication. It might fail after you set the higher 16-bits of the msds-SupportedEncryptionTypes attribute. This issue might occur if you do not set the encryption types or you disable the RC4 encryption type on the domain.
• This update addresses an issue that causes the get-winevent command to fail. The error code is InvalidOperationException.
• This update addresses an issue that affects certain systems that have firmware Trusted Platform Modules. (TPM). This issue stops you from using AutoPilot to set up those systems.
• This update addresses issues that affect the Local Session Manager (LSM). These issues might allow users who do not have admin rights to perform actions that only an admin can.
• This update addresses a known issue that affects apps that use Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) SQL Server Driver (sqlsrv32.dll) to connect to databases. The connection might fail. You might also receive an error in the app, or you might receive an error from the SQL Server.

So here too it fixes the ODBC error. Microsoft points out that this update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack (which is responsible for Microsoft updates). This update is automatically downloaded and installed by Windows Update, but is also available from the Microsoft Update Catalog and via WSUS and WUfB. Microsoft has not encountered any known issues in connection with the update.

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