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Threat Alerts

And Advisories

Microsoft Releases Security Update for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft has released a security update to address an elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-
2019-1162) in Windows. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected
system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and
administrators to review the Microsoft Security Advisory and apply the necessary update.

Multiple HTTP/2 Implementation Vulnerabilities
The CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) has released information on vulnerabilities affecting
HTTP/2 implementations. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause a denial-of-service
(DoS) condition. Attacks can consume excessive system resources and lead to distributed DoS
(DDoS) attacks. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and
administrators to review CERT/CC’s Vulnerability Note VU#605641 for more information and refer
to vendors for updates.

Microsoft Releases August 2019 Security Updates
Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote
attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and administrators to
review Microsoft’s August 2019 Security Update Summary and Deployment Information and apply
the necessary updates.

Intel Releases Security Updates
Intel has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker could
exploit some of these vulnerabilities to gain an escalation of privileges on a previously infected
machine. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and
administrators to review the following Intel advisories and apply the necessary updates:
• RAID Web Console 2 Advisory INTEL-SA-00246
• NUC Advisory INTEL-SA-00272
• Authenticate Advisory INTEL-SA-00275
• Driver and Support Assistant Advisory INTEL-SA-00276
• Remote Displays SDK Advisory INTEL-SA-00277
• Processor Identification Utility for Windows Advisory INTEL-SA-00281
• Computing Improvement Program Advisory INTEL-SA-00283

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