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August Microsoft Security Update

Tuesday, August 9, 2022 - 16:23

 

Microsoft Corporation has announced security updates for August that affect the following software: 

  • .NET Core
  • Active Directory Domain Services
  • Azure Batch Node Agent
  • Azure Real Time Operating System
  • Azure Site Recovery
  • Azure Sphere
  • Microsoft ATA Port Driver
  • Microsoft Bluetooth Driver
  • Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
  • Microsoft Exchange Server
  • Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft Office Excel
  • Microsoft Office Outlook
  • Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT)
  • Remote Access Service Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
  • Role: Windows Fax Service
  • Role: Windows Hyper-V
  • System Center Operations Manager
  • Visual Studio
  • Windows Bluetooth Service
  • Windows Canonical Display Driver
  • Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver
  • Windows Defender Credential Guard
  • Windows Digital Media
  • Windows Error Reporting
  • Windows Hello
  • Windows Internet Information Services
  • Windows Kerberos
  • Windows Kernel
  • Windows Local Security Authority (LSA)
  • Windows Network File System
  • Windows Partition Management Driver
  • Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
  • Windows Print Spooler Components
  • Windows Secure Boot
  • Windows Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP)
  • Windows Storage Spaces Direct
  • Windows Unified Write Filter
  • Windows WebBrowser Control
  • Windows Win32K

Pitt Information Technology recommends that users immediately identify and install the security updates necessary to remediate these vulnerabilities by using Microsoft's Windows Update feature on their computers as soon as possible. Additional information about the updates is available on Microsoft’s Security TechCenter.

In addition, Pitt IT recommends that all students, faculty, and staff install Antivirus and Anti-Malware (Malwarebytes) Protection. Departments can submit a help request to obtain Malwarebytes for multiple machines.

Please contact the Technology Help Desk at 412-624-HELP (4357) if you have any questions regarding this announcement.