At noon today (Tuesday, July 28), Microsoft releases a rare “out-of-band” security patch that includes a critical security patch to Internet Explorer and a patch for Visual Studio. Due to the security risk, details of patches are typically not disclosed until the patch is released, so we cannot yet assess the risk to K-State. However, the fact that Microsoft issued this patch before the regular second-Tuesday-of-the-month patch release implies a serious threat. Thus, K-Staters are encouraged to apply the patch when it becomes available. For most people, this will happen automatically.
Contact your IT support person or the IT Help Desk if you have any questions. System administrators should see the patch delivered to their WSUS servers sometime today.
The full version of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for the July 2009 out-of-band release can be found at www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-jul-ans.mspx. Additional information is available at Technet.com’s Advance Notification for July 2009 Out-of-Band Releases.
