Newsletter Archives

• April patching showers here we go

  Posted on April 12, 2022 at 12:40 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  It’s that time of the month for all computer users to get in the habit of checking their devices.

  While “Patch Tuesday” is the big one for Windows users, it’s also wise to check your Apple devices.  I know that my iPhone has been offering – but not pushing – the latest updates. They too are doing a “let’s dribble them out and see how well they go” methodology these days.

  But back to Microsoft:

  Remember this month they push out “Search highlights will roll out to Windows 10 customers over the next several weeks. We are taking a phased and measured approach. ” in Windows 10.

  I’ll be adding more links as folks post up analysis.  Here at Askwoody we track the side effects and try to weed out what is “corner cases” from those issues that are widespread.

  145 vulnerabilities

  1 publicly disclosed

  10 critical

  .NET security updates are included in the April 2022 updates for denial of service issues.

  Dustin Child’s zero day write up here.  Clearly we have a difference between home users and business computers this year with a bug that will provide lateral movement inside a network once they get in.  Port 135 is a typical file and printer sharing port – but it not exposed to the outside world. But in an office network, once they get in, ouchie!

  Windows Patches/Security April 2022 Black Tuesday, Patch Lady Posts

• April 2022 Office non-Security updates have been released

  Posted on April 5, 2022 at 12:51 CDT by PKCano • Comment in the Forums

  The April 2022 Office non-Security updates have been released Tuesday, April 5, 2022. They are not included in the DEFCON-4 approval for the March 2022 patches. Unless you have a specific need to install them, you should wait until Susan Bradley (Patch Lady) approves them and any problems have been reported.

  Remember, Susan’s patching sequence and recommendations are based on a business environment that has IT support and may have time constraints on the updating process. Consumer patching should be more cautious due to limited technical and mechanical resources. The latter is the reason for the AskWoody DEFCON system.

  Office 2016
  Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB5002141)
  Update for Microsoft Project 2016 (KB5002132)

  There were no non-security listings for Office 2013.
  On April 10, 2018, Office 2013 reached End of Mainstream Support. Extended Support will end for Office 2013 on April 11, 2023.
  Office 2016 also reached  End of Mainstream Support on October 13, 2020. EOS for Office 2016 is October 14, 2025.

  Updates are for the .msi version (perpetual). Office 365 and C2R are not included.

  Security updates for all supported versions of Microsoft Office are released on the second Tuesday of the month (Patch Tuesday).

  Office Patches/Security, Uncategorized April 2022 Black Tuesday, April 2022 Office non-security updates, Office 2013, Office 2016