Category Archives: Update

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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Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (September 14, 2021)

Posted on 2021-09-16 by guenni

[German]On September 14, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft has released several security-related updates for still supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. Here is an overview of the available updates.

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Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.007.20091

Posted on 2021-09-15 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 patch vulnerabilities considered critical and important according to APSB21-55. The release notes contain the download addresses for the … Continue reading →

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Patch Microsoft Azure vulnerabilities OMIGOD in Linux VMs

Posted on 2021-09-15 by guenni

[German]Those responsible for Linux VMs under Microsoft Azure need to react immediately. Management agents have been silently installed, that have RCE and LPE vulnerabilities. The vulnerability, called OMIGOD, must be patched manually because there is no Azure update mechanism.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (September 14, 2021)

Posted on 2021-09-15 by guenni

[German]On September 14, Microsoft has released various updates for Windows 7 SP1 systems that are still in ESU support. Also with ESU Bypass v11 the whole thing still works. But these security updates are also available for Windows Server 2008 … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012 Updates (September 14, 2021)

Posted on 2021-09-15 by guenni

[German]On September 14, Microsoft released various updates for Windows 8.1. However, these security updates are also available for Windows Server 2012 R2. Here is some information on the Monthly Rollup and Security only updates for these operating systems.

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (September 14, 2021)

Posted on 2021-09-15 by guenni

[German]On September 14, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version 21H1). Among other things, there are patches against the … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (September 14, 2021)

Posted on 2021-09-15 by guenni

[German]On September 14, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. These include fixes for PrintNightmare as well as for the MSHTML vulnerability. Below is a … Continue reading →

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Chrome 93.0.4577.82

Posted on 2021-09-14 by guenni

[German]Google has released the stable version of Google Chrome 93.0.4577.82 for Windows, Mac and Linux on September 13, 2021. It is a security update that closes 0-day vulnerabilities. Some vulnerabilities are already being exploited. Here's a brief overview of what … Continue reading →

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