Microsoft Security Updates For December 2023

Microsoft have released security updates for December 2023.

Release notes of the updates can be viewed here.

Oracle Critical Patch Update For Q4 of 2023

Oracle has released updates for their products that fix 387 security issues (including five Oracle Java SE fixes) in total. The updates are a part of Oracle's quarterly released critical patch update (CPU).

Detailed list of vulnerabilities with patching instructions can be read from Oracle CPU Advisory.

The next Oracle CPU is planned to be released in January 2024.

Microsoft Security Updates For October 2023

Microsoft have released security updates for October 2023.

Release notes of the updates can be viewed here.

Microsoft Security Updates For September 2023

Microsoft have released security updates for September 2023.

Release notes of the updates can be viewed here.

Microsoft Security Updates For August 2023

Microsoft have released security updates for August 2023.

Release notes of the updates can be viewed here.

Oracle Critical Patch Update For Q3 of 2023

Oracle has released updates for their products that fix 508 security issues (including nine Oracle Java SE fixes) in total. The updates are a part of Oracle's quarterly released critical patch update (CPU).

Detailed list of vulnerabilities with patching instructions can be read from Oracle CPU Advisory.

The next Oracle CPU is planned to be released in October 2023.

Microsoft Security Updates For July 2023

Microsoft have released security updates for July 2023.

Release notes of the updates can be viewed here.

Microsoft Security Updates For June 2023

Microsoft have released security updates for June 2023.

Release notes of the updates can be viewed here.

Microsoft Security Updates For May 2023

Microsoft have released security updates for May 2023.

Release notes of the updates can be viewed here.

VMware Patches For Workstation And Fusion Available

VMware has released updated versions of their virtualization software patching security vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-20869, CVE-2023-20870, CVE-2023-20871, CVE-2023-20872).

Affected versions:

-VMware Workstation 17.x earlier than 17.0.2

-VMware Fusion 13.x earlier than 13.0.2

More information in the VMware advisory.

Oracle Critical Patch Update For Q2 of 2023

Oracle has released updates for their products that fix 433 security issues (including eight Java fixes) in total. The updates are a part of Oracle's quarterly released critical patch update (CPU).

Detailed list of vulnerabilities with patching instructions can be read from Oracle CPU Advisory.

The next Oracle CPU is planned to be released in July 2023.

Microsoft Security Updates For April 2023

Microsoft have released security updates for April 2023.

Release notes of the updates can be viewed here.

Google Chrome Updated

Google has released updated version of their Chrome web browser. Version 111.0.5563.110 is available for macOS and Linux and 111.0.5563.110/.111 for Windows. Among other changes eight security vulnerabilities were fixed.

More information available in Google Chrome releases blog.

Microsoft Security Updates For March 2023

Microsoft have released security updates for March 2023.

Release notes of the updates can be viewed here.

New PHP Versions Available

PHP development team has released 8.2.4 and 8.1.17 versions of the PHP scripting language. All PHP users are recommended to upgrade their versions to the latest release of the correspondent branch.

Changelogs:

Version 8.2.4

Version 8.1.17

Google Chrome Updated

Google has released updated version of their Chrome web browser. Version 110.0.5481.177 is available for macOS and Linux and 110.0.5481.177/.178 for Windows. Among other changes ten security vulnerabilities were fixed.

More information available in Google Chrome releases blog.

Microsoft Security Updates For February 2023

Microsoft have released security updates for February 2023.

Release notes of the updates can be viewed here.

Google Chrome Updated

Google has released updated version of their Chrome web browser. Version 109.0.5414.119 is available for macOS and Linux and 109.0.5414.119/.120 for Windows. Among other changes six security vulnerabilities were fixed.

More information available in Google Chrome releases blog.

Mozilla Thunderbird Updated

Mozilla have released updated versions of their Thunderbird email client containing some fixes to security vulnerabilities.

Affected versions:

- Mozilla Thunderbird earlier than 102.7

More information in this advisory.

Fresh version can be obtained via inbuilt updater or by downloading from the product site (the latest version).

Mozilla Firefox Updated

Mozilla have released updated versions of their Firefox web browser. New versions fix security vulnerabilities.

Affected versions:

-Mozilla Firefox earlier than 109 (advisory) 

-Mozilla Firefox ESR 102.x earlier than 102.7 (advisory)

Fresh version can be obtained via inbuilt updater or by downloading (latest version) from the product site.

Oracle Critical Patch Update For Q1 of 2023

Oracle has released updates for their products that fix 327 security issues (including four Java fixes) in total. The updates are a part of Oracle's quarterly released critical patch update (CPU).

Detailed list of vulnerabilities with patching instructions can be read from Oracle CPU Advisory.

The next Oracle CPU is planned to be released in April 2023.

Google Chrome Updated

Google has released updated version of their Chrome web browser. Version 109.0.5414.87 is available for macOS, 109.0.5414.74 for Linux and 109.0.5414.74/.75 for Windows. Among other changes 17 security vulnerabilities were fixed.

More information available in Google Chrome releases blog.

Adobe Reader And Acrobat Security Updates

Adobe have released security updates to fix vulnerabilities in their PDF products, Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat for Windows and macOS. Exploiting the vulnerabilities could allow arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Affected versions:
*Acrobat DC and Acrobat Reader DC, continuous track
versions earlier than 22.003.20282 for Windows and 22.003.20281 for macOS

*Acrobat 2020 and Acrobat Reader 2020, 2020 classic track
versions earlier than 20.005.30418


Users of vulnerable versions are instructed to update their versions either by using automatic update functionality or by downloading fresh version manually. The default installation configuration runs automatic updates on a regular schedule and can be manually activated by choosing Help > Check for Updates.

Full version of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC and a trial version of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC can be found here.

More information about fixed vulnerabilities can be read from Adobe's security bulletin.

Microsoft Security Updates For January 2023

Microsoft have released security updates for January 2023.

Release notes of the updates can be viewed here.

New PHP Versions Available

PHP development team has released 8.2.1, 8.1.14 and 8.0.27 versions of the PHP scripting language. New versions fix security issues among other bug fixes. All PHP users are recommended to upgrade their versions to the latest release of the correspondent branch.

Changelogs:

Version 8.2.1

Version 8.1.14

Version 8.0.27