[German]On May 8, 2018 Microsoft released several (security) updates (KB4103718, KB4103712) for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates (KB4103725, KB4103715) for Windows 8.1 and the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.
Updates for Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2
For Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, a rollup and a security-only update have been released. The update history for Windows 7 can be found on this Microsoft page.
KB4103718 (Monthly Rollup) for Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2
Update KB4103718 (May 8, 2018, Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1) contains improvements and bug fixes that were already included in the previous month's update. The update addresses the following:
- Addresses an issue that may cause a memory leak on SMB servers after installing KB4056897 or any other recent monthly update. This leak may occur when the requested path traverses a symbolic link, a mount point, or a directory junction and the registry key is set to 1: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\
LanManServer\Parameters\EnableEcp - Addresses an issue that may cause an error when connecting to a Remote Desktop server. For more information, see CredSSP updates for CVE-2018-0886.
- Security updates to Internet Explorer, Windows apps, Windows kernel, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows storage and filesystems, HTML help, and Windows Hyper-V.
The good news is that the SMB server memory leak has been fixed. The update is automatically downloaded and installed by Windows Update. It can also be downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog. There is another known problem: A stop error occurs on computers that do not support Streaming Single Instructions Multiple Data (SIMD) Extensions 2 (SSE2). That should be fixed sometime.
KB44103712 (Security Only) for Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2
Update KB4103712 (Security-only update) is available for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. The update addresses the same points as those listed in KB4103718. The described stop error also occurs. The update is available via WSUS or in the Microsoft Update Catalog.
Updates for Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012 R2
For Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 a rollup and a security-only update have been released. The update history for Windows 8.1 can be found on this Microsoft page.
KB4103725 (Monthly Rollup) for Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2
Update KB4103725 (Monthly Rollup for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2) contains improvements and fixes that were included in the rollup for the previous month. It also addresses the following points.
- Addresses an issue that prevents customers from typing Hangul correctly with Microsoft's Korean IME in Microsoft Word Online.
- Addresses an issue that may cause an error when connecting to a Remote Desktop server. For more information, see CredSSP updates for CVE-2018-0886.
- Security updates to Internet Explorer, Windows apps, Windows kernel, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows storage and filesystems, HTML help, and Windows Hyper-V.
This update is automatically downloaded and installed from Windows Update, but is also available in the Microsoft Update Catalog. There are no known problems with the update.
KB4103715 (Security-only update) for Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2
Update KB4103715 (Security Only Quality Update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2) addresses this items.
- Addresses an issue that may cause an error when connecting to a Remote Desktop server. For more information, see CredSSP updates for CVE-2018-0886.
- Security updates to Internet Explorer, Windows apps, Windows kernel, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows storage and filesystems, HTML help, and Windows Hyper-V.
The update is available via WSUS or in the Microsoft Update Catalog. Microsoft is currently not aware of any errors.
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