As much as AI has its drawbacks, it’d be wrong to say it doesn’t have its uses. Case in point, Microsoft’s previous commitment to leverage AI vulnerability detection in Windows security updates looks to be bearing fruit, as the latest Patch Tuesday release fixes an astonishing 622 CVEs across its products.
Which is a new record, according to The Register, more than tripling the previous 206 CVE figure. Over 500 of those security fixes are Windows-related, including a fix for a zero-day vulnerability in Windows BitLocker, possibly related to exploits uncovered by security researcher Nightmare-Eclipse earlier this year.
The new cumulative update for Windows 11 is entitled KB5101650, and it’s not just CVE issues that receive a tune-up. The update also patches a nasty little bug that could potentially take up 500 GB of your storage space unnecessarily, related to a file within the Capability Access Manager.
The feature is responsible for Windows 11 app permissions, but a file entitled “CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal” could potentially balloon in size, taking up precious storage space amid the current SSD and memory crisis—which is unfortunate timing. Anyway, the bug is reportedly squashed, so we can all sleep easy in our beds tonight.