Category Archives: Update

Updates: VMware Player / Workstation 17.5; Fusion 13.5

Posted on 2023-10-22 by guenni

VMware has released an update for its virtualization solutions VMware Player and Workstation to version 17.5 this week. neowin.net describes here some improvements and fixes of the new version. VMware has released the security advisory MSA-2023-0021 (Aria, CVE-2023-34051, CVE-2023-34052, CVSSv3 index … Continue reading →

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Microsoft fixes slow Outlook start and freeze bug; fix will be shipped in November 2023

Posted on 2023-10-21 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has addressed the problem that Outlook from Microsoft 365 takes a very long time to start and then sometimes hangs completely (freeze bug). If the application is closed and restarted, Outlook is opened directly. According to an announcement, the … Continue reading →

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Thunderbird 115.3.3

Posted on 2023-10-19 by guenni

[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 115.3.3 on October 18, 2023 (thanks to reader for the tip). It is an update which is supposed to fix some bugs, but does not contain … Continue reading →

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Edge 118.0.2088.57 (Oct. 18, 2023)

Posted on 2023-10-19 by guenni

[German]Microsoft updated the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 118.0.2088.57 on October 18, 2023. The release notes here state, "Fixed various bugs and performance issues". With this update, the Bing icon in the Microsoft Edge sidebar has been … Continue reading →

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Sonicwall: Security updates for SonicOS close nine vulnerabilities

Posted on 2023-10-19 by guenni

There are several vulnerabilities (buffer overflows) in firewalls running SonicOS that have received a CVSS index of up to 7.7. Sonicwall has therefore released software updates for SonicOS that close new vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-39276, CVE-2023-39277, CVE-2023-39278, CVE-2023-39279, CVE-2023-39280, CVE-2023-41711 and CVE-2023-41712). … Continue reading →

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

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Google Chrome 118.0.5993.88/.89

Posted on 2023-10-18 by guenni

Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser 118 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux, and Windows as of October 17, 2023. The Android app and the iOS app of the Chrome browser have also been updated. The … Continue reading →

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Sonicwall: Security updates for SonicOS close nine vulnerabilities

Posted on 2023-10-18 by guenni

In SonicOS there are several vulnerabilities (buffer overflows) that have received a CVSS index of up to 7.7. Sonicwall has therefore released software updates for SonicOS for their firewalls, that close new vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-39276, CVE-2023-39277, CVE-2023-39278, CVE-2023-39279, CVE-2023-39280, CVE-2023-41711 and … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2019/2022: Updates KB5031361/KB5031364 cause Hyper-V issues

Posted on 2023-10-17 by guenni

[German]I got reports that update KB5031361 for Windows Server 2019 (and Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC) is causing issues with VMs running on Hyper-V. The same is reported for update KB5031364 for Windows Server 2022. The virtual machines cannot be … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2012 R2 is EOL; ESU license not for on-premises systems?

Posted on 2023-10-16 by guenni

[German]After releasing the October 2023 updates, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 have reached their end of support; there will be no more security updates in the future – unless customers buys an Extended Security Update extension (ESU … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 Update KB5031356 fails with error 0x8007000D

Posted on 2023-10-15 by guenni

[German]The security update KB5031356 released on October 10, 2023 for Windows 10 22H2 fails with installation error 0x8007000D for some users. Microsoft has admitted the issue as of October 13, 2023 and is rolling back the flawed component on consumer … Continue reading →

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