Microsoft security bulletin for October 8 2013

NICK ADSL UK · 08 Oct 2013

Microsoft security bulletin for October 8 2013
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Today Microsoft released the following Security Bulletin(s).
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 2013
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Bulletin Summary:
Critical (4)
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-080
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2879017)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...letin/ms13-080
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-081
Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2870008)
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-081 - Critical : Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2870008)
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-082
Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2878890)
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-082 - Critical : Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2878890)
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-083
Vulnerability in Windows Common Control Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2864058)
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-083 - Critical : Vulnerability in Windows Common Control Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2864058)

Important (4)
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-084
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2885089)
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-084 - Important : Vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2885089)
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-085
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2885080)
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-085 - Important : Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2885080)
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-086
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2885084)
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-086 - Important : Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2885084)
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-087
Vulnerability in Silverlight Could Allow Information Disclosure (2890788)
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-087 - Important : Vulnerability in Silverlight Could Allow Information Disclosure (2890788)

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techtitan100 · 08 Oct 2013

i have had no problems so far just waiting on the .net framework update which takes a little longer

kado897 · 08 Oct 2013

Well mine was interesting.

30 updates.

Installed and it asked to reboot.
shutdown was normal, if a bit slow.
Reboot got to 32%, sat there for 20 min then rebooted itself
Second reboot got to 32%, sat there for a few minutes then rebooted itself.
Third reboot went through the normal update process apparently OK.

Lady Fitzgerald · 08 Oct 2013

I never do more than 10-15 updates at a time anymore. I start at the bottom of the list and work myself up. Also, if there is an unchecked update, I leave it unchecked until all the other updates are taken care of. I learned the hard way the danger of trying to run too many updates at once.

kado897 · 08 Oct 2013

I must admit that I don't usually have that many updates. If the third reboot had failed I was going to restore an image from yesterday and redo the updates a few at a time.

I wonder why you start at the bottom of the list. I would start at the top in case there were any dependencies.

Lady Fitzgerald · 08 Oct 2013

In the case of my notebook, I only dig it out to update it shortly before I go on a trip (the only time I normally use it) which means I often skip a month or few before it gets updated. Starting at the bottom ensures the oldest updates get installed first. It's become a habit for doing it all the time, even on my desktop.

It's been my experience that any updates in a monthly batch that need to run after another one has already run are the ones that are unchecked. That's why I run those last.

I never install updates the day I get notified of them (I have my updates set to notify me that they are available instead of automatically downloading and installing). I wait until Saturday morning to make sure there are no reports of problems and run them after I have run my security scans and local backups the night before (I run a cloud backup every night). I run the scans first, then the backups (the long ones run overnight), then the security updates. I reimage the boot drive after the updates are completed. That way, if I mess up the boot drive, I won't have to download and reinstall the updates again when I restore the drive but I also can restore to back before the updates incase one or more of the updates turn out to be troublesome (images take only 9 minutes to make so it's no big deal to make frequent system images).

The notification that I have updates available just came through (they normally don't show up until Wednesday morning). I have 26 important updates and one optional one I hid (Bing desktop, the same one I've been hiding for the past two months; M$ doesn't seem able to take a hint lately).

kado897 · 08 Oct 2013

That makes sense.

crankypenguin · 08 Oct 2013

I thought I would add my 2 cents. I went ahead with the update. Downloaded rather fast, about 4 mins for 20~ updates, then rebooted. Took 2 reboots and now I am back and everything is working fine. I am doing the Microsoft Security Essentials update now, which wasn't checked in the original update package. So everything is up and running ok on my side. :)

kado897 · 08 Oct 2013

That's interesting. I thought the multiple reboot was just me. First time I've seen it though.

Teerex · 08 Oct 2013

Just one reboot for me.