-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 ******************************************************************** Title: Microsoft Security Advisory Notification Issued: March 13, 2018 ******************************************************************** Security Advisories Released or Updated on March 13 =================================================================== * Microsoft Security Advisory ADV180002 - Title: Guidance to mitigate speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities - https:https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/ advisory/ADV180002 - Reason for Revision: The following updates have been made: 1. Microsoft has released security updates for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012 to provide mitigations against the vulnerabilities discussed in this advisory. See the Affected Products table for links to download and install the updates. Note that these updates are also available via Windows Update. 2. Microsoft has also released security updates to provide additional protections for the 32-bit (x86) versions of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. These updates are included in the March Security Only and Monthly Rollup updates. See the Affected Products table for links to download and install the updates. 3. Updated FAQ #14 to announce that the following stand-alone updates for Windows 10 are available via the Microsoft Update Catalog. These updates include microcode updates from Intel: For devices running Windows 10 Version 1703, for the latest available microcode updates see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 4091663 (https://support. microsoft.com/en-us/help/4091663). For devices running Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016, for the latest available microcode updates see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 4091664 (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4091664). For devices running Windows 10, for the the latest available microcode updates see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 4091666 (https://support. microsoft.com/en-us/help/4091666). 4. Corrected FAQ #12 to better describe what customers need to do if they have not installed the January or February 2018 Security Only updates, and they want to be protected from the vulnerabilities described in this advisory. - Originally posted: January 3, 2018 - Updated: March 13, 2018 - Version: 14.0 Other Information ================= Recognize and avoid fraudulent email to Microsoft customers: ============================================================= If you receive an email message that claims to be distributing a Microsoft security update, it is a hoax that may contain malware or pointers to malicious websites. Microsoft does not distribute security updates via email. The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) uses PGP to digitally sign all security notifications. 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