Microsoft released 61 Patch Tuesday updates this week, with no public disclosures or zero-day threats affecting the larger ecosystem. The updates include three packages from February, but they only contain informational changes and do not require further action.
Readiness has created an informative infographic outlining the risks associated with each of the March updates.
Microsoft publishes a list of known issues related to the latest update cycle. For March, there are two minor issues reported:
- Windows devices using multiple monitors may experience issues with desktop icons moving unexpectedly between monitors or other alignment issues when using Copilot in Windows.
- For Exchange Server, Microsoft has published an advisory note regarding the lack of support for Oracle OutsideIn Technology (OIT) or OutsideInModule after installing the latest security update.
February was a challenging month for Microsoft’s update communication, but March has been light on reported known issues for desktop and server platforms. Major revisions to past security and feature updates have been published, including:
- CVE-2024-2173, CVE-2024-2174, and CVE-2024-2176: Chromium: CVE-2024-2173 Out of bounds memory access in V8. No further action is required.
Microsoft has also released vulnerability-related mitigations for this month’s release cycle, including:
- CVE-2023-28746 Register File Data Sampling (RFDS), which requires a firmware update for certain Intel chipsets. More information can be found here.
Readiness analyzes the latest Patch Tuesday updates and provides detailed testing guidance based on a large application portfolio and a detailed analysis of the patches’ potential impact. For the March cycle, critical updates and required testing efforts have been grouped into different functional areas, including Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft .NET, and Developer Tools.
2024-03-19 15:00:03
Original from www.computerworld.com