Tag Archives: Patchday 2.2021

Microsoft Security Update Releases (Feb. 17, 2021)

Posted on 2021-02-19 by guenni

[German]Small addendum from this week: Microsoft has published a summary of changed security descriptions for Excel RCE vulnerabilities and also points to revised servicing stack updates. Here is a brief overview of the info I received via email on 2/18/2021. … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: SSU KB4601390 pulled, revised SSU KB5001079 released

Posted on 2021-02-18 by guenni

[German]Microsoft had pulled a second Servicing Stack Update (SSU) KB4601390 for Windows 10 due to serious issues. In the meantime, they have replaced the SSU from February 9, 2021 with the new Servicing Stack Update KB5001079. Here is some information, … Continue reading →

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Windows/Office: Patchday review February 2021

Posted on 2021-02-14 by guenni

[German]On February 9, 2021, Microsoft released a whole load of security updates for Windows, Office and so on on February Patchday. In this article, I would like to take a look at some of the bugs that were fixed and … Continue reading →

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Fix for Windows 10/Server 1607 update hang at 24% due to SSU KB4601392

Posted on 2021-02-13 by guenni

[German]Administrators of Windows 10 version 1607 clients and Windows Server 1607 systems are complaining that installation of the Feb. 9, 2021 security update is stuck at 24%. Microsoft has withdrawn an update and has now released a revised servicing stack … Continue reading →

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New vulnerabilities discovered in TCP/IP stacks, patches for Windows TCP/IP vulnerabilities

Posted on 2021-02-12 by guenni

[German]Security researchers have found vulnerabilities in nine TCP/IP stacks (according to Amnesia:33), and issued a warning. Microsoft has closed three critical vulnerabilities in the Windows TCP/IP stack as of February 9, 2021, on the occasion of February Patchday. Advertising

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Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (February 9, 2021)

Posted on 2021-02-11 by guenni

[German]On February 9, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft has released several security-related updates for still supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. Here is an overview of the available updates. Advertising

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Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012 Updates (February 9, 2021)

Posted on 2021-02-10 by guenni

[German]As of February 9, 2021, Microsoft has released various updates for Windows 8.1. However, these updates are also available for Windows Server 2012 R2. Here is some information about them. Advertising

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (9. Februar 2021)

Posted on 2021-02-10 by guenni

[German]On February 9, 2021, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 (ESU) and Windows Server 2008 R2. Here is the overview of these updates. Advertising

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (February 9, 2021)

Posted on 2021-02-10 by guenni

[German]On February 9, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds. Here are some details about each update. Advertising

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (February 9, 2021)

Posted on 2021-02-10 by guenni

[German]On February 9, 2021, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Internet Explorer, and so on. Here you can find a compact overview of these updates. A list of the updates can be found on this … Continue reading →

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