CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
87.8%
For information about Windows update terminology, see the article about the types of Windows updates and the monthly quality update types. For an overview of Windows Server 2022, see its update history page. NoteFollow @WindowsUpdate to find out when new content is published to the Windows release health dashboard.
This security update includes quality improvements. Below is a summary of the key issues that this update addresses when you install this KB. If there are new features, it lists them as well. The bold text within the brackets indicates the item or area of the change we are documenting.
This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Servicing stack updates (SSU) ensure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install Microsoft updates.
Symptom | Workaround |
---|---|
After installing this update, you might be unable to change your user account profile picture.When attempting to change a profile picture by selecting the button Start>Settings > Account>Your info and, under** Create your picture**, clicking on**Browse for one, **you might receive an error message with error code 0x80070520. | We are working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release. |
After installing the Windows update released on or after July 9, 2024, Windows Servers might affect Remote Desktop Connectivity across an organization. This issue might occur if legacy protocol (Remote Procedure Call over HTTP) is used in Remote Desktop Gateway. Resulting from this, remote desktop connections might be interrupted.This issue might occur intermittently, such as repeating every 30 minutes. At this interval, logon sessions are lost and users will need to reconnect to the server. IT administrators can track this as a termination of the TSGateway service which becomes unresponsive with exception code 0xc0000005. | This issue is addressed in KB5042881. |
After installing this security update, you might face issues with booting Linux if you have enabled the dual-boot setup for Windows and Linux in your device. Resulting from this issue, your device might fail to boot Linux and show the error message “Verifying shim SBAT data failed: Security Policy Violation. Something has gone seriously wrong: SBAT self-check failed: Security Policy Violation.”The August 2024 Windows security update applies a Secure Boot Advanced Targeting (SBAT) setting to devices that run Windows to block old, vulnerable boot managers. This SBAT update will not be applied to devices where dual booting is detected. On some devices, the dual-boot detection did not detect some customized methods of dual-booting and applied the SBAT value when it should not have been applied. | Please refer to the workaround mentioned in Windows release health site for this issue. |
Before you install this updateMicrosoft now combines the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system with the latest cumulative update (LCU). For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.Prerequisite for offline OS image servicing:Make sure that your image includes KB5030216 (09/12/2023) or a later LCU. If not, install it on your offline media before you install the latest update. This LCU updates the SSU version to 20348.1960. That is the minimum SSU version you must have to prevent error 0x800f0823 (CBS_E_NEW_SERVICING_STACK_REQUIRED).Install this updateTo install this update, use one of the following Windows and Microsoft release channels.
Windows UpdateBusinessCatalogServer Update Services
Available | Next Step |
---|---|
Yes | None. This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update and Microsoft Update. |
Available | Next Step |
---|---|
Yes | None. This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update for Business in accordance with configured policies. |
Available | Next Step |
---|---|
Yes | To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website. |
Available | Next Step |
---|---|
Yes | This update will automatically sync with Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) if you configure Products and Classifications as follows:Product: Microsoft Server operating system-21H2Classification: Security Updates |
If you want to remove the LCUTo remove the LCU after installing the combined SSU and LCU package, use the DISM/Remove-Package command line option with the LCU package name as the argument. You can find the package name by using this command:DISM /online /get-packages.Running Windows Update Standalone Installer (wusa.exe) with the**/uninstall **switch on the combined package will not work because the combined package contains the SSU. You cannot remove the SSU from the system after installation.
File InformationFor a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for cumulative update 5041160. For a list of the files that are provided in the servicing stack update, download the file information for the SSU (KB5041590) - version 20348.2641.