Critical Microsoft Update

[WilliamChew]

Microsoft issues urgent security warning: Update your PC immediately

 

Microsoft is urging Windows users to immediately install an update after security researchers found a serious vulnerability in the operating system.

The security flaw, known as PrintNightmare, affects the Windows Print Spooler service. Researchers at cybersecurity company Sangfor accidentally published a how-to guide for exploiting it.

[Musky]

Microsoft issues urgent security warning: Update your PC immediately
 
Microsoft is urging Windows users to immediately install an update after security researchers found a serious vulnerability in the operating system.

The security flaw, known as PrintNightmare, affects the Windows Print Spooler service. Researchers at cybersecurity company Sangfor accidentally published a how-to guide for exploiting it.

Accidentally? Right!

[shali]

How do you do something like that accidentally?  That would be like me accidentally opening up jwtalk and going to a particular forum by accident and then accidentally expressing my opinion about something there - the fact that it was done "accidentally" is hogwash.

[WilliamChew]

Microsoft's incomplete PrintNightmare patch fails to fix vulnerability.

 

Microsoft is investigating claims that the patch fails to fix the problem.

 

Microsoft claims their patch is working correctly. See here. (Updated)

 

Edited July 9, 2021 by WilliamChew