MS Updates - status
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ADV180002 | Guidance to mitigate speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities
Security Advisory
Published: 01/03/2018 | Last Updated : 01/26/2018
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en...sory/ADV180002
10.0 01/22/2018 Added FAQ #11 to address customer concerns about reboot issues with microcode on devices with older Intel processors. 2. Revised the Affected Products table to add Monthly Rollup updates for supported editions of Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. Customers who install Monthly Rollups should install these updates to be protected from the vulnerabilities described in this advisory.
11.0 01/26/2018 Updated FAQ #11 with further guidance for customers who are experiencing reboot issues on Intel devices.
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Microsoft Patch Alert: Lots of lingering problems in a very messy month
- https://www.computerworld.com/articl...th.html?page=6
Jan 25, 2018 - "... recommend that you hold off on applying this month’s patches..."
- https://www.askwoody.com/ms-defcon-system/
"... Patch reliability is unclear. Unless you have an immediate, pressing need to install a specific patch, don’t do it."
Windows 10 Version 1709 KB4073291 (OS Build 16299.201)
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...date-kb4056892
Last Updated: Jan 26, 2018
"Known issues in this update... Microsoft is working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release."
Update to Disable Mitigation against Spectre, Variant 2
Applies to: Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Version 1511, Windows 10 Version 1607, Windows 10 Version 1703, Windows 10 version 1709, Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...ctre-variant-2
Last Updated: Jan 26, 2018
