December 9th 2014 Windows Updates

Today, as part of Update Tuesday, we released seven security updates – three rated Critical and four rated Important in severity, to address 24 unique Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office and Exchange.

We encourage you to apply all of these updates. For more information about this month’s security updates, including the detailed view of the Exploit Index (XI) broken down by each CVE, visit the Microsoft Bulletin Summary webpage. If you are not familiar with how we calculate XI, a full description can be found here.

We re-released two Security Bulletins:

• MS14-065 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
• MS14-066 Vulnerability in Schannel Could Allow Remote Code Execution

One Security Advisory was revised:

• Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer (2755801).

For the latest information, you can follow the MSRC team on Twitter at @MSFTSecResponse.

Tracey Pretorius, Director
Response Communications

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[Clint]

I got 2 optional updates today.KB3013816 and KB3113767. When I clicked on more info , all I got was OOOPS! Were sorry the page you requested is not available. Anyone know what they are suppose to be for?

 

[popeye]

I got 2 optional updates today.KB3013816 and KB3113767. When I clicked on more info , all I got was OOOPS! Were sorry the page you requested is not available. Anyone know what they are suppose to be for?

I got that too Clint, makes one wonder doesn't it? Not going to install until I see what it is.

PS: Getting it on some of the Important updates also.

 

[LovingWindows]

KB3013816

Description of Software Update Services and Windows Server Update Services changes in content for 2014

Update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3013816)

Locale: All
Deployment: Optional/Automatic Updates, WSUS, and Catalog
Classification: Updates, Non-Security
Supersedes: KB3006178 on Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1
Target platforms: Windows 8.1, Windows RT* 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2
Approximate file sizes:

• Windows 8.1 update: ~ 3727KB
• Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 update: ~ 4955KB
• Windows RT 8.1 update: ~ 4311KB

KB3006178: November 2014 MDM client update in Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1


The other optional one I got is KB3013769:

Update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3013769)

Locale: All
Deployment: Optional/Automatic Updates, WSUS, and Catalog
Classification: Updates, Non-Security
Supersedes: KB3008188 on Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2
Target platforms: Windows 8.1, Windows RT* 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2
Approximate file sizes:

• Windows 8.1 update: ~ 30407KB
• Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 update: ~ 57144KB
• Windows RT 8.1 update: ~ 30577KB

KB3008188: November 2014 Windows Update client improvements in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

 

[ARC1020]

I got 2 optional updates today.KB3013816 and KB3113767. When I clicked on more info , all I got was OOOPS! Were sorry the page you requested is not available. Anyone know what they are suppose to be for?

I know, it really bugs me! Microsoft know the date and time updates are going to be released as it's the same every single month, but yet seem incapable of releasing the documentation at the same time. Dear Microsoft, please release the info the same time you release the updates, so we don't just get this when we click to see what's being updated:




Store apps are even worse, as most of the time we don't even know what's been changed.

 

[Clint]

KB3013816

Description of Software Update Services and Windows Server Update Services changes in content for 2014

Update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3013816)

Locale: All
Deployment: Optional/Automatic Updates, WSUS, and Catalog
Classification: Updates, Non-Security
Supersedes: KB3006178 on Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1
Target platforms: Windows 8.1, Windows RT* 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2
Approximate file sizes:

• Windows 8.1 update: ~ 3727KB
• Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 update: ~ 4955KB
• Windows RT 8.1 update: ~ 4311KB

KB3006178: November 2014 MDM client update in Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1


The other optional one I got is KB3013769:

Update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3013769)

Locale: All
Deployment: Optional/Automatic Updates, WSUS, and Catalog
Classification: Updates, Non-Security
Supersedes: KB3008188 on Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2
Target platforms: Windows 8.1, Windows RT* 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2
Approximate file sizes:

• Windows 8.1 update: ~ 30407KB
• Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 update: ~ 57144KB
• Windows RT 8.1 update: ~ 30577KB

KB3008188: November 2014 Windows Update client improvements in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

I couldn't find any info on those 2 updates that I mentioned on those links.

 

[LovingWindows]

I couldn't find any info on those 2 updates that I mentioned on those links.

The two optional ones just supersede others, as I mentioned in my post.

 

[Nuccii]

Bit the bullet and installed those 2 optional updates (60 MB), no problems with them either.

 

[jds63]

I don't know, i received 12 Windows updates today on 9th, 7 Critical, 2 optional and 3 recommended.
Oh, and 18 Office 2013 updates, total of 30 !!

 

[gator2013]

I received 11 Important and 2 Optional.

I think I will let someone else go first and report.

 

[Clint]

I couldn't find any info on those 2 updates that I mentioned on those links.

The two optional ones just supersede others, as I mentioned in my post.

Yes. I see now where they supersede another update., But I still can't find out what they or the superseded ones do. Thanks anyway.

 

[gator2013]

Installed all of the following with no apparent problems.

This is a fairly good description of the updates

Patch Tuesday Dec 2014: 7 fixes, 3 critical patches for Windows, IE and Office | Network World

 

[rfruth]

Tnx gator, all patched up here & all is well

 

[Ivanndroid]

Just did the update. Everything is working fine, no issues.

 

[CountMike]

It bugged me too, they apparently changed place for update info but didn't make a link to it. Anyway, googling every KB found them. Installed all of them and everything's fine.

 

[Clintlgm]

I installed all, including the 2 recommended important ones. I did the critical ones first, then the two important ones haven't seen any issues yet!

 

[4wd]

3X all available updates, 32 & 64 bit, everything well & as usual never any update problems here, MS does a great job in this area IMO.

 

[popeye]

3X all available updates, 32 & 64 bit, everything well & as usual never any update problems here, MS does a great job in this area IMO.

To be fair, they have had a couple big screw ups in the past few months. This round went fine for me though.

 

[Phone Man]

Looks like MS has posted the KB articles for all the updates. I was asked for a Survey and complained about the lack of posting the KB articles before the updates go live. From now on when I get those offers for a Survey I will repeat this complaint. They probably won't listen since I would think that most users have their system set to Auto Update. Guess I should just wait a day or two before updating but I can't stand waiting.

Jim

 

[Ronhp]

3X all available updates, 32 & 64 bit, everything well & as usual never any update problems here, MS does a great job in this area IMO.

To be fair, they have had a couple big screw ups in the past few months. This round went fine for me though.

I had to reinstall the windows bc of last update .Got BSOD.
..This time went ok though .