Microsoft's most recent security update for Windows 10 and Windows 11 may cause VPNs to fail to connect, Microsoft warns. There is no fix.
  • mindlight@lemm.eeEnglish
    107·
    6 months ago

    PCWorld:

    Microsoft’s latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there’s no fix

    What Microsoft actually said:

    Windows devices might face VPN connection failures after installing the April 2024 security update, or KB5036893. We are working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release

    I’m so fed up with everyone trying to make a quick buck on our constant struggle to stay safe.

    • w2tpmf@lemmy.worldEnglish
      26·
      6 months ago

      The reality is that it broke "something* in certain lpt2/ipsec connections using certain authentication protocols, although they haven’t yet specified which particular connection technologies are affected.

      However this does not mean that a blanket affect of ALL VPN connection not working is an issue.

      So far we are unaffected on clients using ipsec and PAP protocol authentication, nor connections using Anyconnect (aka Cisco Secure Connect).

      I have also not seen any affect on private VPN clients such as PIA or Nord on machines that have this update.

      I suspect what broke was clients using MSChap, Microsoft’s own protocol for authentication for VPN clients.

      Source: an admin with 200+ client machines with VPN connections that are not impacted after installing this update.

  • cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    22·
    6 months ago

    It may be unintentional bug. People in the enterprise world need VPN for corporate purposes, they will fix it dont worry

      • sgibson5150@slrpnk.netEnglish
        15·
        6 months ago

        Mmm what?

        WireGuard® is an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. It aims to be faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPsec, while avoiding the massive headache. It intends…

  • Holzkohlen@feddit.deEnglish
    4·
    6 months ago

    You are gonna test the software for a multi-billion dollar cooperation and you are gonna like it!

    • pycorax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      Games. I have a Steam Deck so yea I get that Proton works really well now but it’s still not perfect. And also I write software for customers that use Windows so ¯\(ツ)/¯

      • just_another_person@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        Games aren’t an issue. If you are still in a world where your local machine is a dev environment, that’s a different story. Sorry.

        • Coreidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          6 months ago

          Yes games very much are an issue. You are naive and ignorant if you think Linux can play every single game without hang ups.

          For example if you play iRacing you don’t have much of a choice but to be on windows.

          You people telling others to get on Linux are tone deaf as fuck.

          • asudox@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            6 months ago

            I agree. While I still think Linux is superior overall, software compatibility is mostly about the market share, so Windows is the best for gamers.

    • Coreidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      Why? The entire business world uses and needs VPNs. This accomplishes nothing for MS. There will be a PR shit storm in MS from every direction if they don’t fix it.

      I’d agree if this only affected normal people but it also affects every corporation that does business with MS.