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Russian organizations have been targeted as part of an ongoing campaign that delivers a previously undocumented Windows spyware called Batavia. The activity, per cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky, has been active since July 2024. "The targeted attack begins with bait emails containing malicious links, sent under the pretext of signing a contract," the Russian company said. "The main goal of the

**What actions do customers need to take to protect themselves from this vulnerability?** Customers who have disabled Automatic Extension Upgrades or would like to upgrade an extension immediately must manually update their Azure Monitor Agent to the latest version. For more information on how to perform a manual update, see Manage Azure Monitor Agent.

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Graphics Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Integer overflow or wraparound in Microsoft Graphics Component allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.

**Why is this AMD CVE included in the Security Update Guide?** The vulnerability assigned to this CVE is in certain processor models offered by AMD. The mitigation for this vulnerability requires a Windows update. This CVE is being documented in the Security Update Guide to announce that the latest builds of Windows enable the mitigation and provide protection against the vulnerability. Please see the following for more information: * AMD-SB-7029

Out-of-bounds read in Windows Hyper-V allows an authorized attacker to execute code over an adjacent network.

Use after free in Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over an adjacent network.

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows AppX Deployment Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

**According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is network (AV:N) and the user interaction is required (UI:R). What is the target context of the remote code execution?** This attack requires an admin user on the client to connect to a malicious server, and that could allow the attacker to gain code execution on the client.

Integer overflow or wraparound in HID class driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.