April 9, 2024-Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8 for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB5037040)

Applies to: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.1 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8

REMINDER

• As a reminder to advanced IT administrators, updates to .NET Framework 3.5 for Windows Server 2012 R2 should only be applied on systems where .NET Framework 3.5 is present and enabled. Customers who attempt to pre-install updates to .NET Framework 3.5 to offline images that do not contain the .NET Framework 3.5 product enabled will expose these systems to failures to enable .NET Framework 3.5 after the systems are online. For more extensive information about deploying .NET Framework 3.5, see Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Deployment Considerations.
• If you install a language pack after you install this update, you must reinstall this update. Therefore, we recommend that you install any language packs that you need before you install this update. For more information, see Add language packs to Windows.

Summary

Security Improvements CVE-2024-21409 - .NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This security update addresses a remote code execution vulnerability detailed in CVE-2024-21409. .NET Framework Defense in Depth Vulnerability
This security update addresses an issue where version of the OSS zlib library is out of date. .NET Framework Defense in Depth Vulnerability
This security update addresses an issue in AIA fetching process. Quality and Reliability ImprovementsFor a list of improvements that were released with this update, please see the article links in the Additional Information section of this article.

Known issues in this update

Microsoft is not currently aware of any issues in this update.

Additional information about this update

The following articles contain additional information about this update as it relates to individual product versions.

• 5036627 Description of the Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5 for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB5036627)
• 5036606 Description of the Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2 for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB5036606)
• 5036614 Description of the Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 4.8 for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB5036614)

How to get this update

How to obtain help and support for this update

• Help for installing updates: Windows Update FAQ
• Protect yourself online and at home: Windows Security support
• Local support according to your country: International Support