March 9, 2022
Device driver additions and modifications since the February 14, 2022 Release.
Includes DB-22-02-28 & DB-22-03-09 releases.
See Attached: UIU DB-22-03-09 Drivers.pdf
See Attached: Make-Model DB-22-03-09.pdf
Symptoms: Nvidia software security update – ALL GPU product lines Nvidia reported a security issue with their entire catalog of graphics drivers in mid-December 2020, citing, “NVIDIA has released a software security update for NVIDIA® GPU Display Driver. This update addresses issues that may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, data tampering, or information disclosure.” (Security Bulletin: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - January 2021) Resolution: As a consequence, and in an effort to not include drivers known to contain security flaws within the UIU Driver Database, UIU Support has undertaken the extensive effort to not only remove reportedly affected drivers but also to include the new, secured drivers as offered by Nvidia as of January 2021. The UIU Driver Database (release DB-21-01-26) contains only the newly-released drivers from Nvidia and, despite our best efforts, may result in a gap in coverage for select associated hardware IDs. As it is not feasible for Big Bang’s lab to host every conceivable Nvidia product, we’ve attempted to provide coverage for all modern Nvidia product hardware IDs. If it is determined that we’re missing coverage, and Nvidia has provided a secured, newly-released driver, UIU Support will consider it their highest priority to include that driver in the next release of the UIU Driver Database. Your continued patience is appreciated. Furthermore, UIU Support is committed to regularly revisiting Nvidia’s Security Bulletin in an attempt to discover any newly-released drivers post DB-21-01-26 release. NOTE: Compromised Nvidia drivers will continue to exist in established UIU Repositories until UDBs prior to and including DB-21-01-26 are removed and updates are performed with the "cleanup" feature. Please contact UIU Support with questions or concerns. NOTE: Customers may notice a reduction in the size of the UIU Repository depending on configuration and this is expected. Please contact UIU Support with questions or concerns.
Details: UIU Support has recently witnessed several situations wherein updating of firmware addresses specific driver issues. See Release Notes from June 16, 2020 for two examples. UIU Support strongly recommends that, if customers are experiencing issues, the firmware (BIOS/UEFI) be updated immediately. If the target machine continues exhibiting issues, please contact UIU support for additional troubleshooting.
The full driver database exceeds 26Gb in size (26.3 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).
USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.
The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations. Please contact a UIU Support representative with questions or concerns.
Device driver additions and modifications since the December 28, 2021 Release.
The full driver database exceeds 25Gb in size (25.3 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).
Device driver additions and modifications since the December 3, 2021 Release.
Symptoms: AMD has informed HP of potential security vulnerabilities identified in the AMD® Graphics Driver for Windows 10 which may allow escalation of privilege, denial of service, or information disclosure. AMD Graphics Driver November 2021 Security Updates Resolution: Updated various graphics related drivers that had potential security impacts to recommended versions from AMD. Big Bang expects that additional updates may be necessary and UIU Support will monitor the appropriate channels.
Symptoms: Intel UHD Graphics 600 and P600 series driver for Intel processors. This update addresses the Intel Technical Advisory INTEL-TA-00508 and INTEL-TA-00566. Intel UHD Graphics Driver Resolution: Updated various graphics related drivers that had potential security impacts to recommended versions from Intel. Big Bang expects that additional updates may be necessary and UIU Support will monitor the appropriate channels.
The full driver database exceeds 24Gb in size (24.2 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).
Device driver additions and modifications since the November 16, 2021 Release.
Symptoms: Missing driver(s). Resolution: Added support for Synaptics DisplayLink USB graphics dock drivers version "10.1 M2".
Symptoms: configuration issue with graphics drivers that support HP EliteDesk 805 G6 mini and similar machines. Resolution: Corrected configuration issue. AMD graphics models should now correctly receive the latest appropriate driver.
Symptoms: Alps Glide Touchpad drivers fail to install correctly on certain Dell Latitude 7280 models. Resolution: Added additional supported configurations for Alps Glide Touchpad drivers.
The full driver database exceeds 23Gb in size (23.5 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).
Device driver additions and modifications since the September 29, 2021 Release.
Symptoms: A mixing and matching of various driver sets caused a driver bang related to Intel Smart Sound Technology drivers. Resolution: Drivers were refreshed to a correct set to resolve issue.
Device driver additions and modifications since the September 14, 2021 Release.
The full driver database exceeds 22Gb in size (23.0 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).
September 14, 2021
Device driver additions and modifications since the September 1, 2021 Release.
Includes DB-21-09-09 and DB-21-09-14 releases.
See Attached: UIU DB-21-09-14 Drivers.pdf
See Attached: Make-Model DB-21-09-14.pdf
The full driver database exceeds 22Gb in size (22.1 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).
September 1, 2021
Device driver additions and modifications since the August 10, 2021 Release.
See Attached: UIU DB-21-09-01 Drivers.pdf
See Attached: Make-Model DB-21-09-01.pdf
The full driver database exceeds 22Gb in size (22.3 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).
Details: The Advanced Repository Management feature, (combined with a compatible version of UIUPREP.exe), allows the Administrator to enumerate multiple UIU Repository locations in a task sequence without exposing the credentials required to access those shares or packages, thereby making the process more secure.
Symptoms: Servicing older Windows PE media (3.x & 4.x) requires 32-bit specific binaries (DISM) which do not load under a 64-bit process, resulting in error conditions. Big Bang recommends that Windows PE version 10 be employed. Contact UIU Support for additional information.
Details: Added a "-smsforceclr" switch which may be included in the UIU task element under the options tab in order to allow NOMAD-enabled deployments to consider distribution point package shares in addition to NOMAD cache locations. This only affects NOMAD-enabled deployments.
Details: Added a "-packagepath "\\path\one, \\path\two, \\path\three"" switch which may be included in the UIU task element under the options tab in order to allow UIUPREP to use the existing SCCM network access account to access package path locations without requiring the "-networkresource" switch. Customers using the "-packagepath" switch no longer are required to use the "-networkresource" switch in order to access UIU package path locations if those locations have been configured to allow the SCCM network access account default access to those locations. This should eliminate the use of the cumbersome "-networkresource" switch when supplementing customer-maintained UIU repository locations in addition to SCCM distribution point locations. For more information, please contact UIU Support.
Symptoms: When using the CLI feature of the UIUPM application to perform updates against a repository, the updates may not complete fully. Resolution: Development to alleviate this issue is ongoing.
Symptoms: UIUPM behavior will stall at "Refreshing" when selecting the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager option under the Microsoft menu. -or- On a dedicated Provider, the operations framework is not installed when performing an install operation. Resolution: These instances currently require a manual installation process. Contact UIU Support for details. Development for a resolution is ongoing.
Symptoms: When SCCM has been configured to utilize "HTTPS ONLY" (Native Mode), the UIUPREP application running in WinPE fails to locate a UIU Repository Package with the UIU Deployment Configuration task sequence element configured for UIU Hybrid OS deployments. Resolution: Support for "HTTPS ONLY" (Native Mode) when using UIU Hybrid OS deployment configuration has been added. This solution requires UIUPREP.EXE v5.10.0.0 or newer. Please contact UIU Support for more information.