Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for September 2007

Microsoft have released an advance notification for the normal monthly updates that are due to be released next Tuesday. Don’t forget to prepare for the updates as I’ve outlined in an earlier entry - How To Prepare for Patch Tuesday.

On 11 September 2007 Microsoft is planning to release:
Security Updates

One Critical Bulletin in total.

• One Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 with a Maximum Severity rating of Critical. This update will require a restart and will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.

Four Important Bulletins in total.

• One Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting Visual Studio with a Maximum Severity rating of Important. This update may require a restart and will be detectable using the Enterprise Update Scan Tool and Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.
• One Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting Windows Services for UNIX, Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications, with a Maximum Severity rating of Important. This update will require a restart and will be detectable using the Enterprise Update Scan Tool and the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.
• One Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting MSN Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, with a Maximum Severity rating of Important. This update will not require a restart and will be detectable using the built-in mechanisms for automatic detection and deployment of updates for this software.
• One Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting Windows SharePoint Server, with a Maximum Severity rating of Important. This update will not require a restart and will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.

Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

• Microsoft will release an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services and the Download Center.Note that this tool will NOT be distributed using Software Update Services

Non-security High Priority updates on MU, WU,WSUS and SUS

• Microsoft will release zero NON-SECURITY High-Priority Updates for Windows on Windows Update (WU)
• Microsoft will release one NON-SECURITY High-Priority Updates on Microsoft Update (MU) and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
  

Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification

Obtaining Other Security Updates

Updates for other security issues are available from the following locations:

• Security updates are available from Microsoft Download Center. You can find them most easily by doing a keyword search for “security_patch”.
• Updates for consumer platforms are available from Microsoft Update.
• You can obtain the security updates offered this month on Windows Update, from Download Center on Security and Critical Releases ISO CD Image files. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 913086

Microsoft will host a Webcast to address customer questions on these bulletins on Wednesday, September 12, 2007, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada),for attendees to ask questions about the bulletins and get answers from the security experts.