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Windows Updates
Addresses over 30 vulnerabilities.
Win10 – August 8, 2023—KB5029244 (OS Builds 19044.3324 and 19045.3324)
Win11 – August 8, 2023—KB5029253 (OS Build 22000.2295)
Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 536.99 WHQL
Support for Baldur’s Gate 3, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Gord.
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“The Stable and extended stable channel has been updated to 112.0.5615.137/138 for Windows and 112.0.5615.137 for Mac…This update includes 8 security fixes…Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2023-2136 exists in the wild.”
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Chrome for Android updated too, “This release includes stability and performance improvements.“
“This update includes 2 security fixes…Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2023-2033 exists in the wild.”
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Chrome for Android updated too.
Windows Updates
Win10 -April 11, 2023—KB5025221 (OS Builds 19042.2846, 19044.2846, and 19045.2846)
Addresses over 50 security vulnerabilities.
Win11 – April 11, 2023—KB5025239 (OS Build 22621.1555)
Addresses over 40 security vulnerabilities.
Firefox 112
1/2 dozen new features and addresses over 20 security issues.
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Windows Updates
There are over 60 security vulnerabilities patched in both Win10 and Win11.
Win10 – January 10, 2023—KB5022282 (OS Builds 19042.2486, 19044.2486, and 19045.2486)
“This update addresses issues that affect the Local Session Manager (LSM)…addresses a known issue that affects apps that use Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) SQL Server Driver (sqlsrv32.dll) to connect to databases…addresses a known issue that might affect startup on some Windows devices. They might receive an error (0xc000021a) and have a blue screen.”
Win11 – January 10, 2023—KB5022287 (OS Build 22000.1455)
“This update addresses issues that affect the Local Session Manager (LSM)…addresses a known issue that affects apps that use Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) SQL Server Driver (sqlsrv32.dll) to connect to databases…addresses a known issue that might affect startup on some Windows devices. They might receive an error (0xc000021a) and have a blue screen.“
Windows Updates
Win10 & Win11 have over 2 dozen security updates.
Win10 – December 13, 2022—KB5021233 (OS Builds 19042.2364, 19043.2364, 19044.2364, and 19045.2364)
“REMINDER All editions of Windows 10, version 21H1 are at end of service on December 13, 2022.”
Win11 – December 13, 2022—KB5021234 (OS Build 22000.1335)
Windows Update
Over 50 security issues fixed.
WIN10 – August 9, 2022—KB5016616 (OS Builds 19042.1889, 19043.1889, and 19044.1889)
WIN11 – August 9, 2022—KB5016629 (OS Build 22000.856)
Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 516.94 WHQL
“Game Ready for Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered” and several other mostly game related fixes.
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Firefox 103.0.2
Three small fixes.
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Windows Updates
Win10 – July 12, 2022—KB5015807 (OS Builds 19042.1826, 19043.1826, and 19044.1826)
“Addresses security issues for your Windows operating system.”
40+ security issues fixed.
Win11 – July 12, 2022—KB5015814 (OS Build 22000.795)
“Addresses security issues for your Windows operating system.”
40+ security issues fixed.
PowerToys 0.60.0
Many fixes.
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GPU-Z 2.47
Fixes, improvements, additional hardware support.
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I don’t get into Windows vulnerability issues much here. I find it boring reading, the severity of these issues is often overblown (like everything else), and I used to get paid to protect systems from this stuff. If you like to keep up with such things I recommend BleepingComputer.
Anyway, below are the latest vulnerabilities. The fixes involve you not being able to print (at least remotely), and deleting System Restore points and Shadow volumes and stopping the ability to create them.
[Read more…] about Latest Windows Vulnerabilities
Windows Updates
May 11, 2021—KB5003173 (OS Builds 19041.985 and 19042.985)
This security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include:
Security updates to Windows App Platform and Frameworks, the Windows Kernel, Windows Media, the Microsoft Scripting Engine, and the Windows Silicon Platform.
VLC 3.0.14
Fix double loading of slave input
Fix an issue causing the auto-updater not to launch the new version installer
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Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Updated
Version 21.001.20155 has 10 security updates.
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