14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has recently relaunched the MS13-066 Windows Server patch after fixing some of the glitches it found and causing some servers to stop working.
The MS13-66 patch was specifically designed to address a vulnerability affecting the Active Directory Federation Services that would allow cybercriminals to launch a denial-of-service attack on an unpatched system.
The bulletin was aimed at Windows Server 2003, 2008, and 2012, according to the notification Microsoft published on Patch Tuesday.
The relaunched update is fixing all glitches found in the update and is currently being delivered to computers across the globe through the built-in Windows Update feature.
Here is the updated notification posted by Microsoft on the revised update:
“Microsoft rereleased this bulletin to announce the reoffering of the 2843638 update for Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
The rereleased update addresses an issue in the original offerings that caused AD FS to stop working if the previously released RU3 rollup QFE (update 2790338) had not been installed; the rerelease removes this requirement.
Furthermore, in creating this rerelease, Microsoft has consolidated the fixes contained in the two original updates (2843638 and 2843639) into a single 2843638 update. Customers who already installed the original updates will be reoffered the 2843638 update and are encouraged to apply it at the earliest opportunity.
Note that when the installation is complete, customers will see only the 2843638 update in the list of installed updates.”
Unfortunately for the tech giant, this isn’t the only botched update released on Patch Tuesday. Security bulletin KB2859537 is causing trouble to Windows 7 users, as many are getting unexpected BSODs after deploying the fix.
Microsoft has indeed confirmed the issues, but the update is still being delivered to Windows 7 users, so the only way to cope with this problem is to completely remove the patch from your computer.