For December’s Patch Tuesday, 74 updates and a zero-day fix for Windows – Computerworld

  • Windows Remote Desktop and related routing servers
  • Windows Kernel and Kernel Mode Drivers
  • Printing
  • Microsoft Hyper-V
  • Microsoft LDAP and LSASS
  • Windows Error Reporting

Unfortunately, there is a zero-day (CVE-2024-49138) that has been reported as publicly disclosed and exploited in the wild that affects how Windows creates error log files. Add these Windows updates your Patch Now cycle.

Microsoft Office 

Microsoft released nine patches to Office, all rated important. In addition, the company  offered some additional security measures and mitigations to the platform with the release of the advisory ADV240002, which covers the following areas:

  • Perimeter Defense
  • Network Security
  • Endpoint Protection
  • Application Security

This month’s update affects Microsoft Excel, SharePoint and core Microsoft Office libraries. Add these patches to your standard Office release schedule.

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