Category Archives: Update

Windows 10 1909 Preview Updates September 21, 2021

Posted on 2021-09-24 by guenni

[German]Small addendum from this week, as Microsoft has released two preview updates (KB500562, KB5005625) for Windows 10 (Enterprise/Education and Server variants of 1809 and 1909) as of Sept. 21, 2021. The preview updates are optional and are intended to fix … Continue reading →

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Windows PrintNightmare: Status, issues and workarounds (Sept. 22, 2021)

Posted on 2021-09-22 by guenni

[German]Since the patchday of September 14, 2021, when further security updates to close the PrintNightmare vulnerabilities are delivered, there are massive problems with network printers in some environments. The background is that Microsoft implemented certain security measures in August and … Continue reading →

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Chrome 94.0.4606.54

Posted on 2021-09-22 by guenni

[German]Google has released the stable version of Google Chrome 94.0.4606.54 for Windows, Mac and Linux on September 21, 2021. It is a security update that closes 19 vulnerabilities. Here’s a quick overview of what to expect from the update. Advertising

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Adobe Reader DC 21.007.20091 crashes with error 0xc0000142

Posted on 2021-09-21 by guenni

[German]Adobe has released a security update for Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC to version 21.005.20091 on September 14, 2021, which is intended to eliminate critical errors. The problem with this is that on some systems, Adobe Reader DC 21.007.20091 cannot be … Continue reading →

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Windows September 2021 Update: Workaround for some printing issues

Posted on 2021-09-20 by guenni

[German]Zum Patchday am 14. September 2021 hat Microsoft für die unterstützten Windows-Systeme Sicherheitsupdates freigegeben, die auch weitere PrintNightmare-Schwachstellen beseitigen sollen. Diese Updates verursachen aber Probleme, so dass Netzwerkdrucker nicht mehr angesteuert werden können. In einigen Fällen könnte ein einfacher Workaround … Continue reading →

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Windows PrintNightmare: Microsoft confirms printing problems after Sept. 2021 update

Posted on 2021-09-18 by guenni

[German]For months, a number of vulnerabilities in the Windows Print Spooler service have existed in all versions of Windows, collectively known as PrintNightmare. Microsoft has been trying in vain to close the vulnerabilities completely since July 2021, but is having … Continue reading →

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Thunderbird 91.1.1

Posted on 2021-09-17 by guenni

[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 91.1.1 as of September 16, 2021. This is a maintenance and security update for the 91 development branch, which makes minor fixes. Advertising

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Microsoft Edge 93.0.961.52

Posted on 2021-09-17 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released a security advisory for the Edge browser as of September 16, 2021, updating the browser to version 93.0.961.52. The update also closed the CVE-2021-30633 vulnerability, which is actively exploited, according to the release notes. The browser should … Continue reading →

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Patch day recap Sept. 2021: Update on MSHTML vulnerability CVE-2021-40444

Posted on 2021-09-17 by guenni

[German]The vulnerability CVE-2021-40444 in the Windows MSHTML library has been known public since September 7, 2021. Actors attempt to attack Windows machines via this vulnerability using manipulated Office files. As of September 14, 2021, Microsoft has addressed the vulnerability in … Continue reading →

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Patchday Sept. 2021 Review: New PrintNightmare fix, new issues, new desaster?

Posted on 2021-09-16 by guenni

[German]For months, a number of vulnerabilities in the Windows Print Spooler service, which are summarized under the term PrintNightmare, have existed in all Windows versions. Microsoft has been trying to close the vulnerabilities completely since July 2021 to no avail. … Continue reading →

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