Microsoft Security Update Revisions (Feb. 8, 2022)

Posted on 2022-02-10 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Microsoft emailed admins about various revisions to its security advisories as of Feb. 8. The talk about a Remote Desktop Services remote code execution vulnerability, a Windows Kernel Memory Information Disclosure vulnerability, a Microsoft Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Runtime Elevation of Privilege vulnerability and a Microsoft Power BI Information Disclosure vulnerability. In addition, there was a new Servicing Stack Update (SSU) in Feb. 2022, see ADV990001. However, everything has only informal character, Microsoft only adjusted the descriptions. I'll just post the relevant information here in the blog without comment.

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (February 8, 2022)

Posted on 2022-02-10 by guenni

Update[German]On February 8, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. RCE vulnerabilities are closed again. Here you can find an overview of the available updates.

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Thunderbird 91.6.0

Posted on 2022-02-09 by guenni

[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 91.6.0 as of February 8, 2022. This is a maintenance update for the 91 development branch that makes fixes. Here is a brief overview.

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Firefox 97 and 91.6 ESR

Posted on 2022-02-09 by guenni

Mozilla[German]Mozilla Mozilla developers released versions 97.0 and 95.6esr of the Firefox browser on February 8, January 2022. Firefox 97 is a new development branch, while the ESR version is a bug-fix update to fix bugs.

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Windows 7/Server 2008R2; Windows 8.1/Server 2012R2: Updates (February 8, 2022)

Posted on 2022-02-09 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has also released security updates for Windows 7 and 8.1 as well as for the Windows Server counterparts 2008 R2 and 2012/R2 on February 8, 2022. Among other things, fixes are being made to the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). Here is an overview of these special updates for Windows 7/8.1 and the corresponding Windows Server versions 2008 R2 and 2012/R2.

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

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 Updates (February 8, 2022)

Posted on 2022-02-09 by guenni

Windows[German]On February 8 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released a cumulative update for Windows 11, which was released on October 5, 2021. The update is supposed to fix various issues. Addendum: In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates.

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Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (February 8, 2022)

Posted on 2022-02-09 by guenni

Windows[German]On February 8, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version) were released. Here are some details about each of the Patchday security updates.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (February 8, 2022)

Posted on 2022-02-08 by guenni

Update[German]On February 8, 2022, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. Below is a compact overview of these updates that were released on Patchday.

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Windows 10/11: Microsoft will fix performance issues (Feb. 2022)

Posted on 2022-02-08 by guenni

Windows[German]Windows 10 and Windows 11 are experiencing performance issues, especially when accessing storage media, as a result of the November 2021 updates. There are indications that Microsoft is working on eliminating these problems through updates. However, it is currently unclear to me how much of these issues have already been patched and whether more fixes are expected on the February 2022 patchday.

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Windows: Status of printing issues (a.o. Dymo Labelwriter) before Feb. 2022 patchday

Posted on 2022-02-08 by guenni

Windows[German]What is the status regarding Windows and printing problems due to security updates? In 2021, PrintNightmare kept the administrators very busy because printing suddenly stopped working after the update. In the last few days and weeks, I have received a few reports about printing problems (network printer problems, Dymo Labelwriter under Windows 11), which is why I am giving an overview in the run-up to the February 2022 Patchday.

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