Microsoft recently released another extremely strange security update for Windows XP, which at first glance does not seem to be related to the WannaCry patch the company released last week.
Specifically, the new update is KB982316 and was released by Microsoft for all Windows XP systems on May 19. Although there is no specific information, it appears that this update fixes a vulnerability in NSA tools, which were disclosed by the Shadow Brokers.
So it is recommended that everyone who is still using the ancient system install the patch as soon as possible.
The update is only 492 KB and according to Microsoft, it fixes a "security issue that has been identified that could allow an identified local attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.".
Microsoft does not provide any other information about this security update, but it appears that the same update was released in August 2010 for all supported Windows systems.
In a KB last revised on June 10, 2011, Microsoft explains that this update fixes the Windows Telephony Application Programming Interface (TAPI).
The first update Microsoft released for Windows XP after 2014 was version KB4012598 last week.
It was released to protect Windows XP computers from the WannaCry ransomware, despite the fact that this operating system has stopped being supported by the company.
It would be a good idea for everyone using XP to update immediately.
