[WinPartners] Retracted update (KB2949227)
Brian McAllister
mcallister at mit.edu
Wed Oct 22 13:09:37 EDT 2014
This patch (released last week) was installed 10/15 on systems that install
updates automatically. On desktops that I updated Monday and today it does
not appear.
I have no reports of problems on systems that did get it. Should I
uninstall it anyway ?
--Microsoft Pulls a Patch After Reports of "Unexpected Behavior"
(October 18 & 20, 2014)
Microsoft has pulled a recently released fix that is reportedly causing
"unexpected behavior." The fix in question addresses a vulnerability in
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. Users are being urged to uninstall
the patch as soon as possible. Some users reported that the patch caused
their systems to reboot.
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2376644/microsoft-pulls-faulty-windows-patch-tuesday-fix
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/20/microsoft_pulls_ianotheri_dodgy_patch/
http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-withdraws-another-buggy-update-7000034819/
Revised Advisory: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/2949927
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Brian McAllister Senior Software Engineer
mcallister at mit.edu Bates Lab
(617) 253-9537 Middleton, MA
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