Patch Tuesday: The Latest News
Microsoft has released 61 security patches and two advisories covering Internet Explorer (IE), Edge, ChakraCore, Azure, Hyper-V, Windows components, .NET Framework, SQL Server, and Microsoft Office.
In the fallout of the British Airways hack this week, which we have learned was caused by an attack from Magecart, the world waits for the suspected Windows Zero Day exploit to be confirmed as CVE-2018-8440.
If so, we would recommend this update be prioritized this month.
Critical Adobe Updates
Adobe’s Patch Tuesday updates for September address a total of 10 vulnerabilities in Flash Player and with six of those Critical in ColdFusion. Only one Critical security issue has been patched in Flash Player, which is a light reprieve from the usual bucket load.
Microsoft will begin charging for updates in 2020
Windows 7 is estimated to be used by 40% of all devices using a Microsoft operating system, so it is a huge surprise that following the extended support in January 2020, Microsoft will start charging customers to continue receiving their Operating System updates.
Robert Brown, Director of Services for Verismic said, “Our clients still using Windows 7 have 2 very important choices. They chose either to commit to migrating to Windows 10, or they invoke a vigorous patch management strategy to begin updating all Windows 7 devices to the latest updates. The deadline is only 13 months away.”
If you commit to migrating to Windows 10, you can utilize the Feature Updates functionality in Syxsense to make future proofing your environment a reality.
Windows 10 Feature Update Planning
Only one month to go. If you are using Windows 10, version 1703 then you only have one month left to upgrade before it falls out of the standard ‘End of Service’ on October 9, 2018.
Each Windows 10 version will be serviced with quality updates for up to 18 months from availability. It is important that all quality updates are installed to help keep your device secure.
Patch Tuesday Release
| Vendor Name | Vendor Severity | Title |
| Microsoft | Critical | Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB4339093) |
| Microsoft | Critical | Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 (KB4339093) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1803 for x86-based Systems (KB4338819) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x86-based Systems (KB4338814) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1709 for x86-based Systems (KB4338825) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Security Update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems (KB4338832) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Security Update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x86-based Systems (KB4338832) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Security Update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (KB4338832) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Security Update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows 10 Version 1803 for x86-based Systems (KB4338832) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Security Update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems (KB4338832) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Security Update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems (KB4338832) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Security Update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows 10 Version 1703 for x86-based Systems (KB4338832) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Security Update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems (KB4338832) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems (KB4338825) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Security Update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows 10 Version 1709 for x86-based Systems (KB4338832) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (KB4338814) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems (KB4338825) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Security Update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems (KB4338832) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems (KB4338819) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems (KB4338819) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems (KB4338826) |
| Microsoft | Critical | 2018-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1703 for x86-based Systems (KB4338826) |
| Microsoft | Important | Security Update for Skype for Business 2016 (KB4022221) 64-Bit Edition |
| Microsoft | Important | 2018-07 Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2 for Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 for x64 (KB4340558) |
| Microsoft | Important | Security Update for Skype for Business 2015 (KB4022225) 32-Bit Edition |
| Microsoft | Important | Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 (KB4022243) |
| Microsoft | Important | Security Update for Microsoft Access 2016 (KB4018338) 64-Bit Edition |
| Microsoft | Important | Security Update for Microsoft Access 2016 (KB4018338) 32-Bit Edition |
| Microsoft | Important | 2018-07 Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2 for Windows 7 (KB4340556) |
| Microsoft | Important | 2018-07 Security Only Update for .NET Framework 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2 for Windows 7 (KB4340004) |
| Microsoft | Important | 2018-07 Security Only Update for .NET Framework 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2 for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 for x64 (KB4340004) |
| Microsoft | Important | Security Update for Microsoft Office Viewers Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack (KB4011202) |
| Microsoft | Important | Security Update for Microsoft Access 2013 (KB4018351) 32-Bit Edition |
| Microsoft | Important | 2018-07 Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2 for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 for x64 (KB4340556) |
| Microsoft | Important | Security Update for Microsoft Access 2013 (KB4018351) 64-Bit Edition |
| Microsoft | Important | 2018-07 Security Only Update for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2 for Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 for x64 (KB4340006) |
| Microsoft | Important | Security Update for Skype for Business 2016 (KB4022221) 32-Bit Edition |
| Microsoft | Important | Security Update for Word Viewer (KB4032214) |
| Microsoft | Important | Security Update for Skype for Business 2015 (KB4022225) 64-Bit Edition |
| Microsoft | Important | 2018-07 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB4338818) |
| Microsoft | Important | 2018-07 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 for x86-based Systems (KB4338818) |
| Microsoft | Important | 2018-07 Security Only Quality Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB4338823) |
| Microsoft | Important | 2018-07 Security Only Quality Update for Windows 7 for x86-based Systems (KB4338823) |
| Microsoft | Low | Security Update for Microsoft Word 2016 (KB4022218) 64-Bit Edition |
| Microsoft | Low | Security Update for Microsoft Word 2010 (KB4022202) 64-Bit Edition |
| Microsoft | Low | Security Update for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB4022200) 32-Bit Edition |
| Microsoft | Low | Security Update for Microsoft Word 2016 (KB4022218) 32-Bit Edition |
| Microsoft | Low | Security Update for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB4022200) 64-Bit Edition |
| Microsoft | Low | Security Update for Microsoft Word 2010 (KB4022202) 32-Bit Edition |
