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Emergency Microsoft Patching – October 2008

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Microsoft has release an emergency patch for all versions of its OS. Hermes, winsww, ris and print will be patched and rebooted tonight at 6pm.

If you have not already done so please make sure you have installed KB958644 on all your Windows hosts.

This is the best description of the vulnerability I have found so far; http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2008/10/smb-vulnerablity-found-emergency-patch.html

I am in process of patching all other EECS Windows host.

Thanks.

UPDATE

[2008-10-23 18:19:51 | Wendy Pennell]

If you have not already done so please make sure you have installed KB958644 on all your Windows hosts.

This is the best description of the vulnerability I have found so far; http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2008/10/smb-vulnerablity-found-emergency-patch.html

winsww, ris and print have been patched and rebooted. Hermes is delayed. I will update the site when its done.

UPDATE

[2008-10-23 19:19:53 | Wendy Pennell]

If you have not already done so please make sure you have installed KB958644 on all your Windows hosts.

This is the best description of the vulnerability I have found so far; http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2008/10/smb-vulnerablity-found-emergency-patch.html

All IDSG Window servers have been patched.

Resolved as of 2008-10-23 19:18:00