Lync 2010 CU7 is here! It takes the server to .205, the client to .4356, and OCPE to .<TBA>.

Of interest to me in this update:

2739693 “Presence unknown” status is displayed for a user’s contacts after you install update 2571543 [CU3 – or later!] in Lync 2010 (This one’s just made my month!!)

2735322 An update is available to display the extension number for non-US telephone numbers in contact cards in Lync 2010

2741296 No audio when video is added to a Lync 2010 conference in a CAC-enabled Lync Server 2010 environment

2735323 A call to an UCMA 3.0 endpoint is disconnected after 30 minutes

2735316 Excessive LDAP traffic across a WAN in Lync Server 2010

2735325 Continuous System Center Operations Manager warning messages after you install a cumulative update for Lync Server 2010 (you don’t want to get the monitoring team off-side!)

2735321 “Block all” setting of the global file transfer filter does not work in Lync Server 2010

2745103 URLs that contain special characters bypass the URL filter in Lync 2010

2470403 New Monitoring reports for Media Quality Comparison  & Call Leg Media Quality

Lync Hotfix: 9th Oct 2012

CU7 also incorporates the security hotfix from earlier in the week:

“… The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker sends specially crafted content to a user. <snip> The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying the way that HTML strings are sanitized.” The whole bulletin is here.

CU7 – October 2012

• Server (4.0.7577.205)
• Client (4.0.7577.5346 4356)
  • x86
  • x64
• Attendee (4.0.7577.5346 4356)
  • Admin level install
  • User level install
• OCPE (4.0.7577.____)
  • Polycom CX500, 600 and CX3000
  • Aastra 6721 and 6725
  • HP 4110 and 4120
  • Tanjay

CU7 Gateway Compatibility

• NET UX1000 & 2000 – 2.2 Build 181 or later
• NET VX – 4.9 v30 v27 or later

You’ll always find the LATEST links in my “Lync Resource Toolkit” page, my one-stop shop for Lync bits. It’s up the top of the grey bar on the RHS under “Pages”.