Microsoft’s Patch Party: 1088 Bugs Squashed in 2024!
Microsoft Patch Tuesday wraps up 2024 with a whopping 72 security flaws fixed, including one exploited in the wild. Highlights include a CLFS privilege escalation flaw and a critical LDAP vulnerability. It seems hackers have a knack for crashing the patch party, but Microsoft isn’t letting them hog the spotlight!
Hot Take:
Patch Tuesday strikes again! Microsoft is playing whack-a-mole with security vulnerabilities, trying to squash them before hackers can get their paws on them. It’s like a high-stakes game of Minesweeper, but with real consequences! Let’s hope they keep their winning streak going, or we might all be in for a wild ride on the ransomware rollercoaster!
Key Points:
- Microsoft patched 72 security flaws, including one actively exploited in the wild.
- 17 flaws are rated Critical, with a focus on remote code execution and privilege escalation.
- The notorious CVE-2024-49138 is among five actively exploited CLFS driver vulnerabilities since 2022.
- New security measures are being implemented to curb exploitation through the CLFS driver.
- Microsoft plans to phase out the legacy NTLM authentication protocol in favor of Kerberos.
Already a member? Log in here