On April 12 2016, an important range security vulnerabilities were disclosed in Windows Server Message Block (SMB) and the Open Source implementation Samba. The group of vulnerabilities were named Badlock and it received attention prior to the announcement and afterwards
Whilst it was anticipated to be a critical vulnerability the issue is less disruptive as first thought though still important to address quickly. Computing Services will roll out the patches to servers and desktops quickly in line with a normal but accelerated procedure and they should have no adverse effect on your working day. Patch testing has started already and we will try and limit any service interruptions to our risk Tuesday maintenance period (7am-9am).
