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On 19 July at 04:09 UTC, CrowdStrike distributed a faulty configuration update for its Falcon sensor software running on Windows PCs and servers. A modification to a configuration file which was responsible for screening named pipes, Channel File 291, caused an out-of-bounds memory read [14] in the Windows sensor client that resulted in an invalid page fault.
Earlier today, there were reports of a bad update causing Windows systems running CrowdStrike Falcon to crash. Crowdstrike deployed a fix and advised users to reboot their systems in Safe Mode or ...
The global IT outage caused by CrowdStrike’s update affected 8.5 million Windows devices, Microsoft has said. Estimating the impact of the update, Microsoft said it had affected less than 1 per ...
Microsoft said 8.5 million devices running its Windows operating system were affected by the faulty cybersecurity update Friday that led to worldwide disruptions.
On 19 July at 04:09 UTC, CrowdStrike distributed a faulty configuration update for its Falcon sensor software running on Windows PCs and servers. A modification to a configuration file which was responsible for screening named pipes, Channel File 291, caused an out-of-bounds memory read [14] in the Windows sensor client that resulted in an invalid page fault.
By James Pearson. LONDON (Reuters) -A software bug in CrowdStrike's quality-control system caused the software update that crashed computers globally last week, the U.S. firm said on Wednesday, as ...
But faulty code in the update files resulted in one of the most widespread tech outages in recent years for companies using Microsoft's Windows operating system. Global banks, airlines, hospitals ...
As $5.4 billion in damages is expected due to its outage Crowdstrike has adjusting ... actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts. ...