Description of the security update for SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016: July 9, 2024 (KB5002618)

Summary

This security update resolves a Microsoft SharePoint Server remote code execution vulnerability, Microsoft SharePoint remote code execution vulnerability, and Microsoft SharePoint Server information disclosure vulnerability. To learn more about the vulnerabilities, see the following security advisories:

• Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2024-32987
• Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2024-38094
• Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2024-38023
• Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2024-38024

Notes:

• This is build 16.0.5456.1000 of the security update package.
• To apply this security update, you must have the release version of Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 installed on the computer.

This public update delivers Feature Pack 2 for SharePoint Server 2016. Feature Pack 2 contains the following feature:

• SharePoint Framework (SPFx)
  This public update also delivers all the features that were included in Feature Pack 1 for SharePoint Server 2016, including:
• Administrative Actions Logging
• MinRole enhancements
• SharePoint Custom Tiles
• Hybrid Taxonomy
• OneDrive API for SharePoint on-premises
• OneDrive for Business modern user experience (available to Software Assurance customers)
  The OneDrive for Business modern user experience requires an active Software Assurance contract at the time that the experience is enabled, either by installation of the public update or by manual enablement. If you don’t have an active Software Assurance contract at the time of enablement, you must turn off the OneDrive for Business modern user experience.For more information, see the following Microsoft Learn articles:
• New features included in the November 2016 Public Update for SharePoint Server 2016 (Feature Pack 1)
• New features included in the September 2017 Public Update for SharePoint Server 2016 (Feature Pack 2)

Known issues in this update

This security update introduces a change where the Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationPages.SPThemes class is marked as unsafe in all Web.config files. This change has inadvertently caused some SharePoint PowerShell cmdlets to not function properly. For example, the Test-SPContentDatabase cmdlet, the cmdlet that enables the Document Sets feature, and the cmdlet that enables the Video and Rich Media feature.This issue is fixed in the Description of the security update for SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016: September 10, 2024 (KB5002624).

How to get and install the update

Method 1: Microsoft Update

This update is available from Microsoft Update. When you turn on automatic updating, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically. For more information about how to get security updates automatically, see Windows Update: FAQ.

Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Method 3: Microsoft Download Center

You can get the standalone update package through the Microsoft Download Center. Follow the installation instructions on the download page to install the update.

• Download security update 5002618 for the 64-bit version of SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016

More information

Security update deployment information

For deployment information about this update, see Deployments - Security Update Guide.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces previously released security update 5002604.

File hash information

File name	SHA256 hash
sts2016-kb5002618-fullfile-x64-glb.exe	7BAED9A973C441558B9894D652A72F35B9ED0E1BE403E0E51FB22F85F7A57D92

File information

Download the list of files that are included in security update 5002618.

Information about protection and security

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Change history

The following table summarizes some of the most important changes to this topic.Date	Description
July 22, 2024	Added a “Known issues in this update” section to describe an issue that users may experience.
September 10, 2024	Added a resolution for the known issue in the “Known issues in this update” section.