Wait, what? Does this mean that they'll reapply to my servers and just reboot ASAP?
That would make me less than happy... Kurt On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 8:48 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > From the patch management list. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Doug Neal [mailto:****] > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 11:17 AM > To: Patch Management Mailing List > Subject: RE: 1100+ "revised" updates on WSUS? > > As part of an overarching strategy to improve the security of > Windows/Microsoft Update, many updates were revised in October - and likely > more will be revised in November and December. > > While this is mostly an improvement in the security code signing of these > updates, because of the way CBS-based packages are built (Windows-based > updates used in Vista/Win7/Win8 platforms), the actual binaries had to change > to meet the new signing requirements and improvements. So while many XP and > below updates will be revised (since they are not CBS-based) and will not > require you to reinstall them, updates for the Vista and higher platforms > will more likely require you to reinstall them (since they are re-releases, > not MU logic revisions due to the binary changes). With auto-approval set, > you may not even notice the XP based revisions, but are more likely to notice > the Vista (and higher) re-releases. > > For these revised/re-released updates, there are no functional differences. > Just signing improvements that ensure the security and trust in these updates. > > MSRC bulletins that are revised will have the normal bulletin revision to > describe the changes in this updated release in the actual bulletin. > > doug neal > Microsoft Update (MU) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Surpuriya, Vinay [mailto:*****] > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:48 AM > To: Patch Management Mailing List > Subject: 1100+ "revised" updates on WSUS? > > Hi Colleagues, > > Anyone else seeing a gigantic number of "revised" updates on their WSUS > servers today!? We got 1143 revised updates, to be precise, on last night's > WSUS sync. What is the exact behavior of revised updates? Are they going to > restart computers tonight? > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
