Microsoft revealed it has discovered 97 new security vulnerabilities in its operating systems, impacting all versions of Windows
Breaking down the contents of its January 2022 ‘Patch Tuesday’, Microsoft revealed it has discovered an eye-watering 97 new security vulnerabilities in its operating systems. Six of these have been classified as ‘zero day’ which means they are out in the wild and were known to hackers before Microsoft could respond. All versions of Windows are affected, including Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 and Windows 11 as well as Windows Server 2019 and 2022.
, there will be considerable pressure on Microsoft to get the mega-cumulative update back out. That said, there could still be more disruption to come for Windows 10 and Windows 11 users. zero-day patches in recent months. As security researcher Abdelhamid Naceri, who discovered one of the failed patches, warned users last month: “you better wait and see how Microsoft will screw the patch again.” Well here we go again.
To buy Windows users time, Microsoft is currently restricting information about the 97 new exploits but it has disclosed where its platforms are newly vulnerable. Focusing on the six zero-day threats, Microsoft has rated five as having an ‘Important’ severity level with another listed as ‘Critical’:- Libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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