Mozilla sent Firefox Version 106.0.3 to the Release Channel today with more bug fixes.
Fixed
Fix a startup crash for some users on Windows (bug 1797464).
Fixed an incompatibility with the new Windows 11 22H2 Suggested Actions feature resulting in hangs when copying text on a web page (bug 1774285).
Microsoft released the monthly “C” release preview cumulative updates with non-security improvements and fixes for Windows 11.
Following are the highlights for KB5018496 (OS Build 22621.755) for Windows 11:
New! It enhances search visual treatments on the taskbar to improve discoverability. This is available to a small audience initially and deploys more broadly in the months that follow. Some devices might notice different visual treatments as we gather feedback. To learn more about why you might be seeing these changes, see Search for anything, anywhere.
New! It enhances the backup experience when using your Microsoft Account (MSA). Some devices might notice visual treatments for this enhancement. This is available to a small audience initially and deploys more broadly in the months that follow.
New! It adds improvements to the Microsoft Account experience in Settings. For instance, you can manage your Microsoft OneDrive subscription and related storage alerts.
New! It adds Task Manager to the context menu when you right-click the taskbar. This feature rolls out in the coming weeks.
It addresses an issue that affects Microsoft Edge when it is in IE Mode. The titles of pop-up windows and tabs are wrong.
It addresses an issue that might cause vertical and horizontal line artifacts to appear on the screen.
It addresses an issue in that stops the credential UI from displaying in IE mode when you use Microsoft Edge.
It addresses an issue that might fail to sync the audio when you record game play using the Xbox Game Bar.
It addresses an issue that affects File Explorer. It is less dependable when you browse for Microsoft OneDrive folders.
It addresses an issue that affects the Start menu. It stops working when you use keyboard commands to move pinned items to a folder at the end of a list.
It stops the start of daylight saving time in Jordan at the end of October 2022. The Jordan time zone will permanently shift to the UTC + 3 time zone.
See the referenced KB article for the long list of improvements and fixes included in the update.
Microsoft now combines the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system with the latest LCU. For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions. For information about the types of updates released by Microsoft each month, see Windows 11 life cycle and servicing update.
Update: To get the update, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. The link to download and install the update can be found in the Optional updates available area. To get the standalone package for this update, go the the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
Microsoft released KB5018482 (OS Builds 19042.2193, 19043.2193, and 19044.2193) optional “C” release preview cumulative updates with non-security improvements and fixes.
It addresses an issue that causes an OS upgrade to stop responding, and then it fails.
It addresses an issue that affects the font of three Chinese characters. When you format these characters as bold, the width size is wrong.
It addresses an issue that affects Microsoft Direct3D 9 games. The graphics hardware stops working if the hardware does not have a native Direct3D 9 driver.
It addresses graphical issues in games that use Microsoft D3D9 on some platforms.
It addresses an issue that affects Microsoft Edge when it is in IE Mode. The titles of pop-up windows and tabs are wrong.
It addresses an issue that affects the lasso tool in a graphics editing program.
It stops the start of daylight saving time in Jordan at the end of October 2022. The Jordan time zone will permanently shift to the UTC + 3 time zone.
This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Servicing stack updates (SSU) ensure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install Microsoft updates. For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.
Update: To get the update, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. The link to download and install the update can be found in the Optional updates available area. To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
Mozilla sent Firefox Version 106.0.2 to the Release Channel today with more bug fixes.
Fixed
Fix missing content on some PDF forms (bug 1794351).
Fix column width for the Notification sub-panel in Settings (bug 1793558).
Fix a browser freeze with accessibility enabled on some sites such as the Proxmox Web UI (bug 1793748).
Fix page reloading not working with Firefox View and not refreshing synced data (bug 1792680 and bug 1794474).
Fix browser not opening if installed from the Windows Store (Bug 1796391).
Reader DC and Acrobat DC were updated to version 22.003.20263 for Windows. Reader DC and other versions are available here: https://get.adobe.com/reader/
Note: UNcheck any pre-checked additional options presented with the update. They are not part of the software update and are completely optional.
Mozilla sent Firefox Version 106.0.1 to the release channel today.
Fixed
Addresses a crash experienced by users with AMD Zen 1 CPUs. (bug 1796126)
Microsoft has released out-of-band update KB 5019509 (OS Build 22621.675) for Windows 11, version 22H2, also known as the Windows 11 2022 update. The update includes new features as well as new app experiences.
Highlights
Improvements
This non-security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include:
For additional information about the update see Available today: The Windows 11 2022 Update.
Microsoft now combines the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system with the latest LCU. For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions. This update includes Servicing Stack Update 22621.378.
Windows 10, version 22H2, the Windows 10 2022 Update, is now available.
The update is available to users with devices running Windows 10, version 20H2 or later. To install the new release, open your Windows Update settings and select Check for updates. If the update appears, select Download and install to get started.
Additional information is available at How to get the Windows 10 2022 Update.
Oracle released the scheduled security update for its Java SE Runtime Environment software. This Critical Patch Update contains 9 new security patches for Oracle Java SE. All of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without requiring user credentials.
Java SE Runtime Environment Version 8u351: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-jre8-downloads.html or https://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp.
Notes:
Mozilla sent Firefox Version 106.0 to the release channel today. The update includes seven security updates of which two (2) are rated high, three (3) moderate, and one (1) rated low.
Firefox ESR was updated to Version 102.4.
High
#CVE-2022-42927: Same-origin policy violation could have leaked cross-origin URLs
#CVE-2022-42928: Memory Corruption in JS Engine
Moderate
#CVE-2022-42929: Denial of Service via window.print
#CVE-2022-42930: Race condition in DOM Workers
#CVE-2022-42932: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 106 and Firefox ESR 102.4
Low
#CVE-2022-42931: Username saved to a plaintext file on disk
Update: To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu, then pick "About Firefox." Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu. If you do not use the English language version, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.
References
Update or Complete Download
Reader DC and Acrobat DC were updated to version 22.002.20212 for Windows. Updates should become available via the internal updater or checks can be manually activated by choosing Help/Check for Updates.
Reader DC and other versions are available here: https://get.adobe.com/reader/
Note: UNcheck any pre-checked additional options presented with the update. They are not part of the software update and are completely optional.
The Microsoft October 2022 security updates have been released and consist of 85 new CVEs. Of these CVEs, 15 are rated critical, 69 rated important, and 1 rated moderate in severity. At the time of release, one is listed as publicly known and one as under public active attack.
The security updates apply to the following products, features, and roles: Active Directory Domain Services, Azure, Azure Arc, Client Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS), Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), Microsoft Graphics Component, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office SharePoint, Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft WDAC OLE DB provider for SQL, NuGet Client, Remote Access Service Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, Role: Windows Hyper-V, Service Fabric, Visual Studio Code, Windows Active Directory Certificate Services, Windows ALPC, Windows CD-ROM Driver, Windows COM+ Event System Service, Windows Connected User Experiences and Telemetry, Windows CryptoAPI, Windows Defender, Windows DHCP Client, Windows Distributed File System (DFS), Windows DWM Core Library, Windows Event Logging Service, Windows Group Policy, Windows Group Policy Preference Client, Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Protocol, Windows Kernel, Windows Local Security Authority (LSA), Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS), Windows Local Session Manager (LSM), Windows NTFS, Windows NTLM, Windows ODBC Driver, Windows Perception Simulation Service, Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, Windows Portable Device Enumerator Service, Windows Print Spooler Components, Windows Resilient File System (ReFS), Windows Secure Channel, Windows Security Support Provider Interface, Windows Server Remotely Accessible Registry Keys, Windows Server Service, Windows Storage, Windows TCP/IP, Windows USB Serial Driver, Windows Web Account Manager, Windows Win32K, Windows WLAN Service, and Windows Workstation Service.
See the list of KBs at the bottom of the page at October 2022 Security Updates - Release Notes - Security Update Guide - Microsoft for information regarding known issues with the security updates as well as the CVEs with FAQs, Mitigations and/or Workarounds.
Recommended Reading: See Dustin Childs review and analysis in Zero Day Initiative -- The October 2022 Security Update Review.
Additional Update Notes:
References
Mozilla sent Firefox Version 105.0.3 to the release channel today.
Fixed
Mozilla sent Firefox Version 105.0.2 to the release channel today.
Fixed
select elements in right-to-left
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