Microsoft releases the October 2024 security updates for Windows

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Microsoft has released the October 2024 cumulative updates for all supported versions of the Windows operating system. It is the last month that Windows 11, version 22H2 is receiving an update as support runs out for the operating system after today's releases.

This update overview provides system administrators and home users with actionable information about the released security updates. It includes information about the released updates, how certain versions of Windows are affected, and the known issues that Microsoft confirmed for each of the versions.

Microsoft Windows Security Updates: October 2024You may download the following Excel spreadsheet to get a list of released updates. Click on the following link to download the archive to the local device: Windows Security Updates October 2024

Executive Summary

• Microsoft released a total of 117 security updates for various Microsoft products and 4 security updates from non-Microsoft issues (e.g. Chromium).
  
• Windows clients with issues are:
  • Windows 10 version 21H2 and 22H2
    
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 and 24H2
    
• Windows Server clients with issues:
  • Windows Server 2008
    
  • Windows Server 2022
    
• Windows 11, version 22H2, Home and Pro, have reached end of support. Microsoft will force upgrade devices to newer Windows versions.
  

Product overview

Each supported version of Windows and their critical vulnerabilities are listed below.

• Windows 10 version 22H2: 61 vulnerabilities, 1 critical, 59 important, 1 moderate
  • Remote Desktop Protocol Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability -- CVE-2024-43582
    
• Windows 11 version 22H2: 66 vulnerabilities, 1 critical, 64 important, 1 moderate
  • same as Windows 10 version 22H2
    
• Windows 11 version 23H2: 66 vulnerabilities, 1 critical, 64 important, 1 moderate
  • same as Windows 10 version 22H2
    
• Windows 11 version 24H2: 67 vulnerabilities, 1 critical, 65 important, 1 moderate
  • same as Windows 10 version 22H2
    

Windows Server products

• Windows Server 2008 R2 (extended support only): 37 vulnerabilities: 0 critical,  37 important
  
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (extended support only):  unknown
  
• Windows Server 2016: 58 vulnerabilities: 0 critical, 58 important
  
• Windows Server 2019: 81 vulnerabilities: 1 critical, 80 important
  • Remote Desktop Protocol Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability -- CVE-2024-43582
    
•  Windows Server 2022: 70 vulnerabilities: 1 critical, 69 important
  • same as Server 2019
    

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