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Tag Archives: Update
Windows 10: Proof of Concept for vulnerability CVE-2022-21882
[German]In January 2022, Microsoft closed the CVE-2022-21882 (Win32k Privilege Escalation) vulnerability in Windows 10/11 and Windows Server 20H2 on Patchday. However, the patch was not installed everywhere because of the many collateral damages. Now a public proof of concept (PoC) … Continue reading
QNAPs forced update after 3,600 DeadBolt ransomware infections (Jan. 2022)
[GermanGeman]QNAP users are currently victims of the DeadBolt ransomware – I didn't have it in the blog, but within a week there were probably over 3,600 victims. The NAS manufacturer is now resorting to drastic measures and is trying to … Continue reading
Firefox 96.0.3 and 91.5.1 esr released
[German]Mozilla developers have released version 96.0.3 and 95.5.1esr of the Firefox browser on January 27, 2022. This is a bugfix update to fix a bug in the telemetry.
Do Windows updates bricks Lenovo computers?(Jan. 2022)
[German]Today I have a quick question for users and service providers who own or support Lenovo devices. I have seen reports that these devices (especially in the consumer sector) suddenly no longer boot after a Windows update (possibly January 2022 … Continue reading
Windows 11 / Windows Server 2022 Preview Update (Jan. 25, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has released some optional, cumulative (preview) updates on January 25, 2022 (D-Week). These are intended to fix various bugs in Windows 10, Windows 11 and in the corresponding Windows Server versions. Below, I provide an overview regarding these updates … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Windows 10 / Windows Server Preview Update (Jan. 25, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has released some optional, cumulative (preview) updates on January 25, 2022 (D-Week). These are intended to fix various bugs in Windows 10, Windows 11 and in the corresponding Windows Server versions. Below, I provide an overview regarding these updates … Continue reading
Status of January 2022 security updates from Microsoft (2022/01/25)
[German]We are in the so-called D-Week, regarding updates by Microsoft for products like Windows or Office. Whether there are (preview) updates today that anticipate the patches for February 2022, I don't know. But after there were massive problems with the … Continue reading
Windows January 2022 updates bricks Active Directory Federation Services
[German]It seems, that the January 2022 security updates like KB5009557 bricks Active Directory Federation Services ADFS-Farm-Servers. I receive a report, where update KB5009557 breaks LDAP queries to domain controllers from a ADFS Farm Server. Here are a few details about … Continue reading
Review: Fix for Hyper-V Host Startup Problem in Windows (January 2022)
[Geman]The January 11, 2022 security updates for Windows Server 2012/R2 resulted in the Hyper-V host subsequently failing to start. As of January 17, 2022, Microsoft then released special updates to correct this issue. Here is a follow-up on this issue.
Posted in Update, Virtualization, Windows
Tagged Hyper-V, Patchday 1.2022, Problem, Update, Windows Server 2012 (R2)
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Windows January 2022 security updates for cURL vulnerability CVE-2021-22947 – a tough task for security reporters
[German]As of January 11, 2022, Microsoft has closed the CVE-2021-22947 vulnerability in Windows 10, Windows 11 and their server counterparts with various security updates. The CVE-2021-22947 vulnerability affects the Curl library and was reported by German security researcher Stefan Kanthak … Continue reading