Microsoft Corporation has announced security updates for October that affect the following software:
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
- Windows Workstation Service
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.