IT management platforms can become dangerous vulnerabilities. When vulnerabilities allow root access and enable remote code execution, such asset management platforms become a danger. In a warning, Bitdefender reveals the risks that existed with the Device42 product and why an update of the IT asset management platform is necessary.
Microsoft has published information about security update revisions for CVE-2022-34716 as of August 11, 2022. Here is the relevant information in case you did not receive it.
As of August 9, 2022, Microsoft has released a few more updates for the .NET Framework. Bolko pointed it out here (thanks for that). Update KB5016738 iis the Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8 for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and includes KB5016367 (.NET 4.8) and KB5016368 (.NET 4.7). There is also the Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime 6.0.8.
Microsoft has updated the Edge browser in the stable and extended release channel to version 104.0.1293.54 as of August 11, 2022. The release notes do not provide any further details about the update. Thanks to Robert for the tip.
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[German]Users of Microsoft Office products beware. Microsoft has commented on a crash bug in Outlook (I reported recently) and published a workaround. In addition, Microsoft 365 had to be rolled back from version 2206 to version 2205 due to app crashes in the Monthly Channel – I reported this bug just a few hours ago.
[German]Another short addendum from patchday, August 9, 2022. A security update for the Secure Boot module was also provided there by Microsoft. It is a security update for the Secure Boot (DBX) that can be used by Windows on UEFI machines. The update affects all versions of Windows that are still in support. Addendum: Some users are facing an install error 0x800f0922.
[German]Microsoft has released a security update (KB5016618) for Internet Explorer on August 9, 2022. However, this is only available separately for selected Windows versions as a cumulative update. Here's an overview of this patch, which is intended to close vulnerabilities in the browser.
[German]Both Foxit PDF Reader and Foxit PDF Editor contain security vulnerabilities that have been assigned a CVSS Base Score of 10.0. Anyone using these products in the Windows or macOS environment should take care of the corresponding product updates as soon as possible. Here is some information on the topic – thanks to blog reader Helmut S. for the corresponding tip (Foxit has not been on my radar for a while).
[German]Microsoft has just confirmed a bug in Microsoft 365 apps version 2206 in a ticket. The bug causes crashes in Office apps when performing certain operations. The issue occurs in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise in the Monthly Channel. Addendum: It seems that Microsoft is rolling back to version 2205.
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