Microsoft confirms that KB5035857 update is causing serious memory leak problems in Windows Server

Following complaints from large numbers of system administrators, Microsoft has finally acknowledged that there are problems with the recently released KB5035857 update for Windows Server. The March 2024 security update was released 10 days ago, and it did not take long for users to start experiencing problems. Now Microsoft has confirmed that it is aware of an issue with Kerberos requests on domain controllers which may cause LSASS memory leaks. [UPDATE: there is now a fix available] See also: Microsoft is quick to point out that the issue only affects environments in organizations using some Windows Server platforms, stressing that… [Continue Reading]