Although we are in the middle of summer, Microsoft does not rest when it comes to support and updates to its operating system. Yesterday was the second Tuesday of the month, and as usual in the company, Microsoft launched its Windows security patchesa series of updates to fix all kinds of errors, problems and vulnerabilities detected in the OS to ensure the security of its users. An update that you should install as soon as possible on your PC.
This August, Microsoft has fixed a total of 90 vulnerabilities, bugs and security-related issues. It’s not one of the biggest patches we’ve seen (last month it fixed over 130 vulnerabilities), but it does pack a punch. And we should install them as soon as possible to avoid problems.
August patches for Windows
These updates, like the previous ones, reach all supported versions of Windows, that is, 10 and 11. They also reach the Server editions for businesses, although we will not go into them in depth. Specifically, the systems that have received the patches are:
- Windows 10 22H2: fixes 54 vulnerabilities, of which 4 are critical, 49 are important and 1 is of moderate danger.
- Windows 11 22H2: and 23H2 fixes 55 security flaws, 4 of which are critical, 50 important, and 1 moderate.
- Windows 11 24H2: fixes 47 vulnerabilities, 4 of which are critically dangerous and 43 classified as important.
As we can see in the summary above, Microsoft has fixed 4 critical vulnerabilities across all systems. These 4 critical vulnerabilities are the same, affecting both Windows 10 and 11. And going into detail, they are:
- CVE-2022-3775. A security flaw that allows memory leakage and code execution when rendering certain Unicode sequences.
- CVE-2023-40547. Remote code execution (RCE) in HTTP headers may allow bypassing security measures on the device.
- CVE-2024-38140. Remote code execution vulnerability in the Reliable Multicast Transport (RMCAST) driver.
- CVE-2024-38063. Serious code execution vulnerability in Windows TCP/IP.
These security flaws also affect all Server editions, from 2008 R2 to the latest version 2022.
New features
This update also introduces several new features to our operating system. For example, we find a new function within the Windows taskbar that will allow us to end any task that has been blocked by simply right-clicking, without opening the task manager.
We also find a new feature that allows us to move much more quickly through open applications in the taskbar, duplicate tabs in the file explorer, and a host of minor non-security bug fixes.
The KB5041585 patch for Windows also fixes the BitLocker recovery bug, so if your PC was affected, it will finally be fixed.
How to download updates
These new security patches are now available for all users. To download them, all you have to do is go to Settings > Windows Update and look for new updates there. This patch will appear, you can download it, install it, restart the computer, and that’s it. When the PC starts up again, your system will already be protected.
In addition, we can also download the patches manually from the Microsoft Update catalog to install them if we have problems with Windows Update or if we do not have an Internet connection on any of the PCs: