Microsoft’s June 2024 Update: Patch Party or Vulnerability Carnival?

Microsoft’s June 2024 update fixes 58 vulnerabilities, with one critical. Seven are linked to Chromium and Brave browser. Highlight: “KEYTRAP” (CVE-2023-50868) can exhaust CPUs. The takeaway? Stay updated or risk turning your computer into a very expensive paperweight.

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Published: June 11, 2024 9:05 pmAdded: June 11, 2024 at 2:16 pmAssembled by: The Editor
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Hot Take:

Microsoft’s June 2024 update is like a Swiss cheese – full of holes, but at least they’re trying to patch them!

Key Points:

  • Microsoft’s June 2024 update fixes 58 vulnerabilities.
  • 7 vulnerabilities are linked with Chromium and Microsoft’s Brave browser.
  • Only one vulnerability is rated as critical.
  • One vulnerability was disclosed prior to the update.
  • The critical vulnerability is related to Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ).

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