[German]There are several critical vulnerabilities in the CUPS printing system, which is used under Linux and Unix. Under certain circumstances, these can be used for remote code execution (RCE) attacks.
[German]Microsoft has fixed a bug in Outlook classic for the desktop that was annoying when encrypting. The identifier for the encryption could simply not be selected.
[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5043145 for Windows 11 version 22H2 and 23H2 on September 26, 2024. This is an optional update whose fixes will be generally rolled out in the following month. For Windows 11 22H2, only the Education and Enterprise versions will receive the update.
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[German]A few days ago, Microsoft provided a fix for a problem with Outlook access to GMail accounts. This should fix the error that no Gmail IMAP login was possible.
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[German]Small addendum for administrators of Windows domain controllers (DCs). Microsoft has updated the article KB5014754 on September 10, 2024. This deals with changes to certificate-based authentication on Windows domain controllers. Microsoft has postponed a date there to February 2025.
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[German]Microsoft has released an optional, cumulative (preview) update KB5043131 for Windows 10 22H2 on September 24, 2024 (D-Week). This is intended to fix numerous bugs in Windows 10 22H2. Below is an overview of these updates for Windows 10.
[German]A small note for users of Windows 11 who are still on versions 21H2 (e.g. Enterprise) or 22H2 (Home, Pro). These versions will reach the end of support on the October 2024 patch day and will then receive security updates for the last time. For unmanaged Windows 11 systems, Microsoft will then carry out a forced update to the next higher version that is still in support.
Microsoft has released a new Microsoft Teams VDI that is intended to enable support for virtual environments. The solution is designed to support Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365. It promises seamless audio and video playback and collaboration in virtual environments.
[German]Another curious observation from a blog reader today, asking whether other administrators have ever encountered this. He gets a storage error in his Exchange Online environment because the "disk is full". However, we are talking about a Microsoft cloud offering here, where the person concerned does not have access to the "disk".
[German]Microsoft has just announced that it will no longer be developing its Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). This marks the end of an era, even though the demise of this update management tool, which administrators have been using for years, has been apparent for some time.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
