Applies ToWindows Server 2012

Release Date:

10/17/2022

Version:

Out-of-band update

Summary

This update includes improvements for the following:

  • It addresses an issue that might affect some types of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections. These connections might have handshake failures. For developers, the affected connections are likely to receive one or more records followed by a partial record with a size of less than 5 bytes within a single input buffer. If the connection fails, your app will receive the error, “SEC_E_ILLEGAL_MESSAGE”. 

Known issues in this update

We are currently not aware of any issues with this update.

How to get this update

Get the update

Release Channel

Available

Next Step

Windows Update and Microsoft Update

No

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Microsoft Update Catalog

Yes

To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager

No

You can manually import these updates into Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) or Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager. For WSUS instructions, see WSUS and the Catalog Site. For Configuration Manger instructions, see Import updates from the Microsoft Update Catalog.

Prerequisites 

We strongly recommend that you install the latest servicing stack update (SSU) before you apply this update. The latest SSU for Windows Server 2012 can be found in ADV990001 | Latest Servicing Stack Updates

File information

For a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for update KB5020449.

References

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