Based on the information provided by Microsoft, it appears that September will be a light patch month for Microsoft. There will be a total of five patches with none designated as critical. All patches are identified as important. Two of the patches are for Windows Operating Systems and Three are for Windows Office applications.
Patch 1 (IMPORTANT) applies to the following Windows Operating Systems:
Workstation
- N/A
Server Operating Systems
- Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32, 64 bit and Itanium)
- Windows Server 2008 SP2 (32, 64 bit and Itanium) – NOTE for 32 and 64 bit systems the server core installation IS affected.
- Windows Server 2008 R2 base and SP1 (64 bit and Itanium systems) – NOTE for 64 bit systems the server core installation IS affected.
Patch 2 (IMPORTANT) applies to the following Windows Operating Systems:
Workstation
- Windows XP SP3 and Windows XP SP2 (64 bit)
- Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Vista SP2 (64 bit)
- Windows 7 base and SP1 (32 bit)
- Windows 7 base and SP1 (64 bit)
Server operating systems
- Server 2003 SP2 (32, 64 bit and Itanium)
- Server 2008 SP2 (32, 64 bit and Itanium) – NOTE for 32 and 64 bit systems the server core installation IS affected.
- Server 2008 R2 base and SP1 (64 bit and Itanium) – NOTE for 64 bit systems the server core installation IS affected.
Patch 3 (IMPORTANT) applies to the following Office Suites:
- Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 (Excel)
- Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 (Office and Excel )
- Microsoft Office 2010 base and SP1 (32 bit)
- Microsoft Office 2010 base and SP1 (64 bit)
- Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
- Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
- Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac
- Open XML File Format Converter for Mac
Patch 4 (IMPORTANT) applies to the following Office Suites:
- Microsoft Office 2003 SP3
- Microsoft Office 2007 SP2
- Microsoft Office 2010 base and SP1 (32 bit)
- Microsoft Office 2010 base and SP1 (64 bit)
Patch 5 (IMPORTANT) applies to the following Office packages – IMPORTANT
- Microsoft Office Groove 2007 SP2
- Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010 base and SP1 (32 bit)
- Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010 base and SP1 (64 bit)
On, Tuesday, September 13, additional details will be available at – http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms11-sep