Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 82 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software. Ten of the 82 vulnerabilities are marked as “critical”, meaning malware or miscreants could use them to seize remote control over unpatched systems with little or no help from users. Yes, good people of the Windows world, it’s time once again to use XEOX!
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The March 2021 Patch Tuesday Security Updates
Security Updates are available for the following software:
- Application Virtualization
- Azure
- Azure DevOps
- Azure Sphere
- Internet Explorer
- Microsoft ActiveX
- Microsoft Exchange Server
- Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
- Microsoft Graphics Component
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Office Excel
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint
- Microsoft Office SharePoint
- Microsoft Office Visio
- Microsoft Windows Codecs Library
- Power BI
- Role: DNS Server
- Role: Hyper-V
- Visual Studio
- Visual Studio Code
- Windows Admin Center
- Windows Container Execution Agent
- Windows DirectX
- Windows Error Reporting
- Windows Event Tracing
- Windows Extensible Firmware Interface
- Windows Folder Redirection
- Windows Installer
- Windows Media
- Windows Overlay Filter
- Windows Print Spooler Components
- Windows Projected File System Filter Driver
- Windows Registry
- Windows Remote Access API
- Windows Storage Spaces Controller
- Windows Update Assistant
- Windows Update Stack
- Windows UPnP Device Host
- Windows User Profile Service
- Windows WalletService
- Windows Win32K
Information about the updates:
- Windows 10 updates are cumulative. The monthly security release includes all security fixes for vulnerabilities that affect Windows 10, in addition to non-security updates. The updates are available via the Microsoft Update Catalog. For information on lifecycle and support dates for Windows 10 operating systems, please see Windows Lifecycle Facts Sheet.
- Microsoft is improving Windows Release Notes. For more information, please see What’s next for Windows release notes.
- A list of the latest servicing stack updates for each operating system can be found in ADV990001. This list will be updated whenever a new servicing stack update is released. It is important to install the latest servicing stack update.
- In addition to security changes for the vulnerabilities, updates include defense-in-depth updates to help improve security-related features.
- Customers running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2008 need to purchase the Extended Security Update to continue receiving security updates. See 4522133 for more information.
The following KBs contain information about known issues with the security updates.
| KB ARTICLE | APPLIES TO |
|---|---|
| 5000802 | Windows 10, Version 2004, Windows Server, Version 2004 |
| 5000803 | Windows 10, Version 1607, Windows Server 2016 |
| 5000808 | Windows 10, Version 1909, Windows Server, Version 1909 |
| 5000822 | Windows 10, Version 1809, Windows Server 2019 |
| 5000840 | Windows Server 2012 (Security-only update) |
| 5000841 | Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Monthly Rollup) |
| 5000844 | Windows Server 2008 (Monthly Rollup) |
| 5000847 | Windows Server 2012 (Monthly Rollup) |
| 5000848 | Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Monthly Rollup) |
| 5000851 | Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Security-only update) |
| 5000853 | Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Security-only update) |
| 5000856 | Windows Server 2008 (Security-only update) |
| 5000871 | Microsoft Exchange Server 2019, 2016 and 2013 |
| 5000978 | Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 |
More Information:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/microsoft-patch-tuesday-march-2021-edition/
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2021-Mar
https://wuinstall.com/index.php/blog-list/item/24-how-to-force-windows-2004-feature-upgrade-os-build-19041-to-install-using-the-command-line.html
https://windowsreport.com/windows-10-patch-tuesday-update-history/
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- CVE-2021-26411
- CVE-2021-26855
- CVE-2021-26857
- CVE-2021-26858
- CVE-2021-26859
- CVE-2021-26867
- CVE-2021-26869
- CVE-2021-26877
- CVE-2021-26884
- CVE-2021-26887
- CVE-2021-26893
- CVE-2021-26894
- CVE-2021-26895
- CVE-2021-26896
- CVE-2021-26897
- CVE-2021-26902
- CVE-2021-27047
- CVE-2021-27048
- CVE-2021-27049
- CVE-2021-27050
- CVE-2021-27051
- CVE-2021-27052
- CVE-2021-27054
- CVE-2021-27055
- CVE-2021-27056
- CVE-2021-27057
- CVE-2021-27058
- CVE-2021-27059
- CVE-2021-27061
- CVE-2021-27062
- CVE-2021-27063
- CVE-2021-27065
- CVE-2021-27067
- CVE-2021-27074
- CVE-2021-27075
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