January 2024 Security Updates
This release consists of the following 48 Microsoft CVEs:
Tag CVE Base Score CVSS Vector Exploitability FAQs? Workarounds? Mitigations?
SQL Server CVE-2024-0056
.NET and Visual Studio CVE-2024-0057
Windows Scripting CVE-2024-20652
Windows Common Log File System Driver CVE-2024-20653
Windows ODBC Driver CVE-2024-20654
Windows Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) SnapIn CVE-2024-20655
Visual Studio CVE-2024-20656
Windows Group Policy CVE-2024-20657
Microsoft Virtual Hard Drive CVE-2024-20658
Windows Message Queuing CVE-2024-20660
Windows Message Queuing CVE-2024-20661
Windows Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) SnapIn CVE-2024-20662
Windows Message Queuing CVE-2024-20663
Windows Message Queuing CVE-2024-20664
Windows BitLocker CVE-2024-20666
.NET Core & Visual Studio CVE-2024-20672
Windows Authentication Methods CVE-2024-20674
Azure Storage Mover CVE-2024-20676
Microsoft Office CVE-2024-20677
Windows Message Queuing CVE-2024-20680
Windows Subsystem for Linux CVE-2024-20681
Windows Cryptographic Services CVE-2024-20682
Windows Win32K CVE-2024-20683
Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem CVE-2024-20686
Windows AllJoyn API CVE-2024-20687
Windows Nearby Sharing CVE-2024-20690
Windows Themes CVE-2024-20691
Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) CVE-2024-20692
Windows Collaborative Translation Framework CVE-2024-20694
Windows Libarchive CVE-2024-20696
Windows Libarchive CVE-2024-20697
Windows Kernel CVE-2024-20698
Windows Hyper-V CVE-2024-20699
Windows Hyper-V CVE-2024-20700
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface CVE-2024-21305
Microsoft Bluetooth Driver CVE-2024-21306
Remote Desktop Client CVE-2024-21307
Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers CVE-2024-21309
Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver CVE-2024-21310
Windows Cryptographic Services CVE-2024-21311
.NET Framework CVE-2024-21312
Windows TCP/IP CVE-2024-21313
Windows Message Queuing CVE-2024-21314
Windows Server Key Distribution Service CVE-2024-21316
Microsoft Office SharePoint CVE-2024-21318
Microsoft Identity Services CVE-2024-21319
Windows Themes CVE-2024-21320
Microsoft Devices CVE-2024-21325
We are republishing 5 non-Microsoft CVEs:
CNA Tag CVE FAQs? Workarounds? Mitigations?
MITRE Corporation SQLite CVE-2022-35737
Chrome Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) CVE-2024-0222
Chrome Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) CVE-2024-0223
Chrome Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) CVE-2024-0224
Chrome Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) CVE-2024-0225
Security Update Guide Blog Posts
Date Blog Post
January 11, 2022 Coming Soon: New Security Update Guide Notification System
February 9, 2021 Continuing to Listen: Good News about the Security Update Guide API
January 13, 2021 Security Update Guide Supports CVEs Assigned by Industry Partners
December 8, 2020 Security Update Guide: Let’s keep the conversation going
Relevant Resources
The new Hotpatching feature is now generally available. Please see Hotpatching feature for Windows Server Azure Edition virtual machines (VMs) for more information.
Windows 10 updates are cumulative. The monthly security release includes all security fixes for vulnerabilities that affect Windows 10, in addition to non-security updates. The updates are available via the Microsoft Update Catalog. For information on lifecycle and support dates for Windows 10 operating systems, please see Windows Lifecycle Facts Sheet.
Microsoft is improving Windows Release Notes. For more information, please see What's next for Windows release notes.
A list of the latest servicing stack updates for each operating system can be found in ADV990001. This list will be updated whenever a new servicing stack update is released. It is important to install the latest servicing stack update.
In addition to security changes for the vulnerabilities, updates include defense-in-depth updates to help improve security-related features.
Customers running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2008 need to purchase the Extended Security Update to continue receiving security updates. See 4522133 for more information.
Known Issues
You can see these in more detail from the Deployments tab by selecting Known Issues column in the Edit Columns panel.
For more information about Windows Known Issues, please see Windows message center (links to currently-supported versions of Windows are in the left pane).
KB Article Applies To
nstalls KB Article Title
5034121 Windows 11, version 21H2
5034122 Windows 10, version 21H2, Windows 10, version 22H2
5034123 Windows 11, version 22H2, Windows 11, version 23H2
5034127 Windows 10, version 1809, Windows Server 2019
5034167 Windows Server 2008 R2 (Security-only update)
5034169 Windows Server 2008 R2 (Monthly Rollup)
5034173 Windows Server 2008 (Monthly Rollup)
5034176 Windows Server 2008 (Security-only update)
Released: Jan 9, 2024