Microsoft releases out-of-band KB5037422 update to fix Windows Server memory leak

Not for the first time, Microsoft has released a patch-for-a-patch after a recent update was found to cause memory leaks in Windows Server. The problems stemmed from the KB5035857 update -- the March 2024 security update -- for Windows Server, which Microsoft acknowledged as having known issues. Now the company has released the out-of-band KB5037422 update which affected users will have to manually seek out and install. See also: It is only a few days since Microsoft confirmed what many Windows Server admins had already found -- that the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) may experience a memory leak… [Continue Reading]