Microsoft Security Bulletin Release for December 2014

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Microsoft released seven (7) bulletins. Three (3) bulletins are identified as Critical and four (4) are rated Moderate in severity. The updates address 24 unique Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office and Exchange. In addition, two Security Bulletins were re-released.

For those testing Windows 10 Technical Preview and have Microsoft Office installed, please see the important information about the update in my blog post Microsoft Security Bulletin Release for December, 2014.

Information on non-security updates can be found in KB 894199.

References:

• MSRC: December 2014 Security Updates
• TechNet: Microsoft Security Bulletin for December 2014

 

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KB 3024777, You cannot install Windows updates after KB 3004394 is installed on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, has been released:

The KB 3004394 update that was dated December 10, 2014 can cause additional problems on computers that are running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. This includes the inability to install future updates. This new update is available to remove KB 3004394 from your computer.

The referenced KB 3004394 was an update for Root Certificates. After installing, many people could no longer install updates. This update repairs the problem.

 

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Released today, Some web application modal dialog boxes don't work correctly in Internet Explorer 11 after you install update 3008923, "Some web application modal dialog boxes don't work correctly in Internet Explorer 11 after you install update 3008923".