Tuesday, October 08, 2024

Microsoft October 2024 Security Updates

 

The Microsoft October 2024 security updates have been released and consist of 117 new patches to Microsoft products.


Of the Microsoft CVEs released, 3 are rated critical, 115 important, and 2 moderate in security. At the time of release, five of the CVEs is listed as being publicly known and two are listed as under active attack.

The security updates apply to the following products, features and roles: Windows and Windows Components; Office and Office Components; Azure; .NET and Visual Studio; OpenSSH for Windows; Power BI; Windows Hyper-V; and Windows Mobile Broadband.

See the list of KBs at the bottom of the page at October 2024 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. For specific information on Windows 11, Version 24H2 see KB5044284, Version 21H2, see KB5044280.  For Windows 10, Versions 22H2 and 21H2, see KB5043273 (OS Builds 19044.4894 and 19045.4894).

Recommended Reading:   See Dustin Childs review and analysis in Zero Day Initiative -- The September 2024 Security Update Review.

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