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Microsoft's Largest Patch Tuesday Ever Hits 622 CVEs, Two Linux Kernel Bugs Turn 15
Microsoft shipped its biggest Patch Tuesday ever with up to 622 CVEs, including three zero-days and the permanent removal of RC4 Kerberos support. Two Linux kernel vulnerabilities, Januscape and GhostLock, were discovered after 15–16 years in the wild. Januscape is the first KVM escape affecting both Intel and AMD, posing risks for multi-tenant clouds.
Meridian48 take
The sheer volume of patches underscores the growing attack surface in modern software, but the real story is the decade-old bugs that highlight how long critical vulnerabilities can hide in plain sight.
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