[German]Is Broadcom starting the "shakeout" of VMware customers? After Broadcom terminated all VMware partners as of February 4, 2024, the OEM portal is now down. However, the VMware OEM portal is required to activate VMware licenses purchased through OEMs. A blog reader has just informed me about this disaster.
[German]Microsoft has today announced an important expansion of its EU data boundary for the Microsoft Cloud. Customers will be able to store and process all personal data within the EU. This brings Microsoft closer to the goal it announced last year of ensuring local storage and processing of personal data for its cloud products within the EU.
[German]Small addendum from this week. Microsoft points out in a post that mainstream support for Exchange Server 2019 ended on January 9, 2024. Before anyone panics, this has no consequences for the time being, as Exchange Server 2019 is still in (extended) support. Microsoft will also roll out two more CUs for Exchange Server 2019. Here is a brief overview of the status.
[German]Microsoft has released security updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 (and Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022) on January 9, 2024. This update also includes a fix (according to KB5034441) to eliminate the BitLocker Security Feature Bypass vulnerability CVE-2024-20666 in the WinRE partition. This is a disaster with an announcement, as the installation fails for many users with the installation error 0x80070643 (the WinRE partition is too small). Below I summarize the information that is now known.
[German]Various security updates for Windows Server 2008 R2 (in the 4th ESU year) and for Windows Server 2012/R2 (1st ESU year) were released on January 9, 2024 (the updates can also be installed under Windows 7 SP1). Here is an overview of these updates for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012/R2 as well as Windows 7 SP1. Continue reading
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[German]Google has released updates of the Google Chrome browser in the Stable Channel for Mac, Linux and Windows to version 120.0.6099.216/217 on January 9, 2023. Version 120.0.6099.216 for Mac and 120.0.6099.217 for Windows were released in the Extended Stable Channel. The Android app of the Chrome browser has also been updated. The updates contain security fixes. Here is an overview of these updates (thanks to the reader for pointing this out).
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[German]On January 9, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, patch day at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 23H2 to 21H2. Windows Server 2022 also received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are intended to fix vulnerabilities and problems. Continue reading
[German]On January 9 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here are some details on the respective security updates for Windows 10. Continue reading
[German]On January 9, 2024, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office and for other products. The security updates eliminate 48 vulnerabilities (CVEs), two of which are critical vulnerabilities. Below is a compact overview of these updates that were released on Patchday.
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[German]The vulnerability CVE-2024-0193, which allows root access, was discovered in the Linux kernel. This is a use-after-free error in the Netfilter subsystem, which was given a CVSS score of 7.8. However, the vulnerability can only be exploited by local attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code. More details can be found in this article.
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