The update is supposed to patch a known security flaw
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May 23, 2017 04:35 GMT · By Bogdan Popa Microsoft has recently released another highly surprising Windows XP security update which, at first glance, does not seem to be related to the WannaCry patch that the company also shipped before the weekend.
Specifically, this new update is KB982316 and was published by Microsoft for Windows XP systems on May 19. Even though no specifics are available, there’s a good chance this update fixes an NSA vulnerability exploited by hackers following the latest leaks from Shadow Brokers, so XP users are recommended to install it as soon as possible.
The update is only 492 KB in size and, according to Microsoft, it fixes a “security issues [that] has been identified and which could allow an authenticated local attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.”
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