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  • 1.  Microsoft Patch Revisions

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 09:13 AM
    Just a quick question.  A few of the most recently released patches have had minor revisions.  Will this effect our patches within Altiris?  Can we expect revisions to our patches within Altiris soon?  Here are a few links related to the revisions:

    * MS09-022 - Critical

    - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-022.mspx

    - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (June 17, 2009): Added "Disable the Print Spooler service" as workaround for CVE-2009-0230.

    - Originally posted: June 9, 2009

    - Updated: June 17, 2009

    - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical

    - Version: 1.1

    * MS09-021 - Critical

    - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-021.mspx

    - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (June 17, 2009): Added a link to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 969462 under Known Issues in the Executive Summary.

    - Originally posted: June 9, 2009

    - Updated: June 17, 2009

    - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical

    - Version: 1.1

    * MS09-020 - Important

    - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-020.mspx

    - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (June 17, 2009): Expanded on the "What causes the vulnerability?" FAQ entries for CVE-2009-1122 and CVE-2009-1535. This is an informational change only.

    - Originally posted: June 9, 2009

    - Updated: June 17, 2009

    - Bulletin Severity Rating: Important

    - Version: 1.1

    * MS09-018 - Critical

    - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-018.mspx

    - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (June 17, 2009): Listed Microsoft

    Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4, all supported editions of Windows Vista, and all supported versions of

    Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems as non-affected software. Also, clarified which ports are used by the Global Catalog server in the Block TCP ports workaround for CVE-2009-1139. This is an informational change only.

    - Originally posted: June 9, 2009

    - Updated: June 17, 2009

    - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical

    - Version: 1.1

    * MS09-010 - Critical

    - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-010.mspx

    - Reason for Revision: V1.3 (June 17, 2009): Corrected bulletin replacement for the Microsoft Office Converter Pack

    (KB960476) update package. This is an informational change only. Customers who have already successfully installed the

    update do not need to reinstall.

    - Originally posted: April 14, 2009

    - Updated: June 17, 2009

    - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical

    - Version: 1.3

    Filed under: Patch Management, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Security, Software Vulnerabilites


  • 2.  RE: Microsoft Patch Revisions

    Posted Jun 20, 2009 08:19 PM
     You don't need to take any action.  These are "minor" revisions to the Technet Security Bulletin website - mostly just informational changes.  When a security bulletin undergoes a "major" revision, there is typically a new binary (patch) released and Symantec must release a new PMImport.cab file to accommodate it.


  • 3.  RE: Microsoft Patch Revisions

    Posted Jun 22, 2009 10:50 AM
    Right now we have a user who is trying to connect to a trusted network that requires users to have the most up to date patch signatures.  The way that this trusted network makes sure outside machines have up to date patches is via the Cisco Clean Access tool.  Our machine cannot connect to their network because their Clean Access tool is reporting that the machine is not up to date with patches.  This was the day after is what announced that Microsoft had revised their patches with minor revisions.  Can we expect any sort of change to the patches that may update the patches signatures with new revised numbers, ect. that could help us to get back on this trusted network?  With minor revisions, do we receive any sort of revision to our patches in Altiris?