Microsoft has delivered a massive december patch tuesday with eight critical and four important updates. Description of software update services and windows server. This months patch release addresses a hefty 71 windows vulnerabilities with two publicly. Eleven microsoft bulletins including make for a busy last month of a busy year for sys admins. With only three critical, and five important security bulletins, its a. A new fix for cve2030, which was already addressed in ms67. Microsoft hasnt patched a security flaw in windows xp. Its the final month of the year and the final patch tuesday of the year. Redmond has launched the final patch tuesday updates of the year.
There have been security updates released for all versions of microsoft office going back to office 2003 and up to office 2016. Nothing this month seems wormable like the bluekeep vulnerability patched in may, and none of them have been seen exploited in the. Microsoft released their updates and hotfixes for microsoft office as part of patch tuesday on december 8. This excel calendar tracks microsoft s patch tuesdays and the four following weeks. However, there are no signs of a patch for cve 20 5065 being available before christmas or even this year. Microsoft patch tuesday, december 20 microsoft today released its regular monthly batch of security updates for windows and other software, summarized in the security bulletin summary. As a reminder, windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2 will be out. Year closing december 20 patch tuesday qualys blog. Windows xp stays vulnerable after december 20 patch tuesday.
Microsoft formalized patch tuesday in october 2003. Nearing the halfway point of 2019, todays patch tuesday sees microsoft fix 88 vulnerabilities, the highest count so far this year. Net team would like to announce that we have two items included in this months release. Find and manage updates for sharepoint server 2019, sharepoint server 2016, sharepoint 20, and sharepoint 2010 in one place. Sharepoint updates office release notes microsoft docs. Microsoft patches twodozen flaws in final patch tuesday. Patch tuesday occurs on the second, and sometimes fourth, tuesday of each month in north america. Today microsoft released 11 security bulletins that address 24 vulnerabilities in the last patch tuesday of 20. Microsoft to issue last patch tuesday updates of 20 it pro. Patch tuesday december 20 december 11, 20 in security blog by fredrik svantes this month, adobe and microsoft has released a few patches for vulnerabilities that you should apply as soon as possible. An actual patchfor it will be out as soon as it is ready and will probably be an outofband patch that willcome out well before december s patch tuesday.
This is a summary of the new and changed content to be released on tuesday, december 10, 20. All updates are noted in kb 3121650 posted yesterday. This months updates include fixes for 36 vulnerabilities, including a zeroday in the windows operating system that. Net december 20 security updates december 10th, 20 today is patch tuesday, and the asp. There is an urgent update to microsoft internet explorer 11 and three. Microsoft will release januarys patch tuesday round of updates late on 14th january.
Microsoft patch tuesday december 2019, recorded future this entry was posted on tuesday, december 10th, 2019 at 8. Microsoft patch tuesday december 2019 krebs on security. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft agent or microsoft employee and that the phone. For over twenty years, we have been engaged with security researchers working to protect customers and the broader ecosystem. Top of the patch list must be microsoft s fix for the tiff zeroday vulnerability ms96 that was discovered being exploited early november. The second zeroday was found just days ago, and it is also being actively exploited in the wild. Just a few more updates for 2019 makes for a light december patch tuesday. For the bulletin release that occurs on the second tuesday of each month, microsoft has released an updated. To use this site to find and download updates, you need to change your security settings to allow activex controls and active scripting.
Headlines december 10, 20 as part of its patch tuesday, microsoft released eleven security updates to address vulnerabilities in microsoft operating system and components, microsoft office software, microsoft sharepoint server, microsoft exchange server, microsoft office web apps, microsoft lync, asp. Dec 19 patch tuesday, december 2019 edition microsoft today released updates to plug three dozen security holes in its windows operating system and other software. Microsoft released eight new security bulletins for the november patch tuesday, bringing the total for 20 to 95 security bulletins so far. Microsoft released eleven new security bulletins for the december patch tuesday, closing out 20. Microsoft has resolved 115 unique common vulnerabilities and exposures cves, 26 of which were rated as critical.
Microsoft patches twodozen flaws in final patch tuesday of 20. This patch tuesday features a solid 11 advisories affecting 6 different product types. But, make sure youve deployed microsoft s emergency patch, released post december patch tuesday, so attackers with a new years zeroday resolution dont suck all the fun out of your month. No worries, patch tuesday is also a day for general and security fixes to windows 8. Microsoft security bulletin summary for december 20. Microsoft to patch serious windows security flaw in today. Patch tuesday is an important calendar item for akamai customers, given how dominant windows machines are in many companies. Patch tuesday also known as update tuesday is an unofficial term used to refer to when microsoft regularly releases software patches for its software products. A total of 11 security bulletins aim to fix no less than 24 vulnerabilities, 4. This is a huge month for patch tuesday as microsoft attempts to address. This month, there are 11 bulletins, addressing 24 identified vulnerabilities.
Microsoft exchange server 20 cumulative update 3 microsoft exchange server 20 cumulative update 3 2880833 critical. Microsoft patch tuesday get ready to patch and reboot the lot, including server core. December 2019 patch tuesday forecast microsoft will provide the usual round of updates including the monthly rollups and securityonly patches for. One more go around the block for 20 and like the last, late tropical storm of the season, microsoft is taking one last swipe and security and it teams alike. This update was an outofband advisory that revokes the trust. Microsoft to patch serious windows security flaw in todays patch tuesday update.
December 20 microsoft patch tuesday security updates. Microsofts patch tuesday security bulletins, updates this database and publishes. Today feb 7 microsoft announced the forthcoming content for patch tuesday feb 11, 20 you can have microsoft s security bulletins sent directly to you. The other big critical item on microsoft s december patch tuesday list is the ms97 cumulative security update for. Randys ms patch analysis ultimate windows security.
More information about this months security updates can be found in the security update guide. Excel calendar to track microsoft patch tuesdays and four weeks after. Just a few more updates for 2019 makes for a light december patch. With only three critical, and five important security bulletins, its a generally light month for it admins. Update tuesday archives microsoft security response center. The microsoft security response center is part of the defender community and on the front line of security response evolution. Celebration continues in 2019 with a mild january patch tuesday. Hopefully, this one is on the list before the next holiday. Microsofts december 2019 patch tuesday fixes win32k zero. There was only one update issued between the december and january patch tuesday releases. December 2019 microsoft patch tuesday gfi techtalk.
The first patch tuesday of 20 started with a relatively normal rhythm. Dec 20 patch tuesday features eleven security fixes. As a best practice, we encourage customers to turn on automatic updates. This months updates include fixes for 36 vulnerabilities, including a. Microsoft releaseda fixit to help mitigate this actively exploited vulnerability. Microsoft ended the patch year on tuesday with a whimper of sorts, releasing an estimated 39 security fixes in its december bundle plus one security advisory, according to. Alan shimel is filling in for tony bradley this month.
Today is microsoft s december 2019 patch tuesday, which means it is your. Patch tuesday december 20 tiff exploit patched, xp. December 20, some 0day fixes microsoft s final update for the year brings us 11 bulletins covering 24 cve issues. December 2019 patch tuesday, windows 7 64 bit has potentially corrupted mbr. We have released the december security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. Microsofts december security patches includes fixes for. With all the problems were having, the last thing you need is a bum patch throwing your system or your familys systems for a loop. Security update for windows 8 and windows server 2012 kb2871690. December 2018 flash and windows kernal vulnerabilities exploited. This months patch tuesday will be the stuff of holiday memories with a total of eleven bulletins and ten cves which are critical. Critical updates for microsoft patch tuesday may cause testing. Microsoft s december 20 patch tuesday security updates feature 11 bulletins addressing 24 vulnerabilities, most notably a patch for a recently discovered zeroday vulnerability in. Microsoft patch tuesday get ready to patch and reboot. What we dont know yet is whether the december 20 patch tuesday fixes that one or not.
Microsoft released eleven new security bulletins for the december patch tuesday, closing out 20 with 106. We cant list every single security bulletin list that the microsoft security bulletin summary for december. To receive automatic notifications whenever microsoft security bulletins are issued, subscribe to microsoft technical security notifications microsoft also hosts a webcast where they discuss the releases, typically the. To get updates but allow your security settings to continue blocking potentially harmful activex controls and scripting from other sites, make this site a trusted website. Use the links on this page to get more information about updates, and then download the updates. October 2018 security update release microsoft security.
The one thing upsetting this normal balance is a current 0day vulnerability that affects internet explorer 6, 7 and 8 which represents 90% of the ie install base at this time but which is not part of the patch. It is widely referred to in this way by the industry. Microsoft december 2019 patch tuesday plugs windows zero. Download microsoft patch tuesday calendar for free. The december 20 patch tuesday features eleven security fixes five of which are rated critical and six of which are. Get a free vulnerability scan of your network, servers, desktops. Microsoft has released today the december 2019 patch tuesday security updates. This months patches takes the total number of bulletins to 106 and the distinct vulnerability count to just over 330 for the year. Microsoft to issue last patch tuesday updates of 20 software giant to patch 11 vulnerabilities, but windows xp kernal issue isnt one of them. We are getting seven bulletins, with two bulletins considered critical and five bulletins important. The fix was one of 11 security bulletinsfive criticalreleased as part of the december 20 patch tuesday security updates. Patch tuesday, december 2019 edition krebs on security. Mike johnson december 11, 20 microsoft, miscellaneous no comments.
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