# MA-914.032023: MyCERT Advisory - Microsoft's Monthly (March 2023) consolidated tech and security patches update

**Date:** 17 Mar 2023  
**Source:** https://www.mycert.org.my/portal/advisory?id=MA-914.032023  
**Advisory ID:** MA-914.032023

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**1.0 Introduction**
Recently, Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software.
**2.0 Impact**
An attacker can exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.
**3.0 Affected Products**
This release consists of security updates for the following products, features and roles.
- Azure
- Client Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS)
- Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
- Microsoft Bluetooth Driver
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
- Microsoft Graphics Component
- Microsoft Office Excel
- Microsoft Office Outlook
- Microsoft Office SharePoint
- Microsoft OneDrive
- Microsoft PostScript Printer Driver
- Microsoft Printer Drivers
- Microsoft Windows Codecs Library
- Office for Android
- Remote Access Service Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
- Role: DNS Server
- Role: Windows Hyper-V
- Service Fabric
- Visual Studio
- Windows Accounts Control
- Windows Bluetooth Service
- Windows Central Resource Manager
- Windows Cryptographic Services
- Windows Defender
- Windows HTTP Protocol Stack
- Windows HTTP.sys
- Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Protocol
- Windows Kernel
- Windows Partition Management Driver
- Windows Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)
- Windows Remote Procedure Call
- Windows Remote Procedure Call Runtime
- Windows Resilient File System (ReFS)
- Windows Secure Channel
- Windows SmartScreen
- Windows TPM
- Windows Win32K
**4.0 Recommendations**
MyCERT encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s [March 2023 Security Update Guide](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2023-Mar) and [Deployment Information](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/deployments) and apply the necessary updates. Kindly refer to the URLs below:
Microsoft’s [March 2023 Security Update Guide : https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2023-Mar](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2023-Mar)
[Deployment Information](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/deployments) : <https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/deployments>
Generally, MyCERT advises the users of this devices to be updated with the latest security announcements by the vendor and follow best practice security policies to determine which updates should be applied.
For further enquiries, please contact MyCERT through the following channels:
E-mail: cyber999[at]cybersecurity.my 
Phone: 1-300-88-2999 (monitored during business hours) 
Mobile: +60 19 2665850 (24x7 call incident reporting) 
Business Hours: Mon - Fri 09:00 -18:00 MYT 
Web: <https://www.mycert.org.my> 
Twitter: <https://twitter.com/mycert> 
Facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/mycert.org.my>
**5.0    References**
- <https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2023/03/14/microsoft-releases-march-2023-security-updates>
- <https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2023-Mar>
- <https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/deployments>