Download failed for MS17-09-OFF-KB3213568

Products

• Patch Management Solution for Windows

Issue/Introduction

Opened Console > Actions > Software > Patch Remediation Center; highlighted MS17-09-OFF > right-clicked > Distribute Packages; found the process fails to create the Software Update Policy on download for MS17-09-OFF-lynchelploc2013-kb3213568-fullfile-x64-glb.exe

Download failed for: https://download.microsoft.com/download/2/7/3/2731106F-FAAD-4787-9260-2C2DB9F5AFDA/lynchelploc2013-kb3213568-fullfile-x64-glb.exe

The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found.
   [System.Net.WebException @ Altiris.PatchManagementCore]
   at Altiris.PatchManagementCore.Utilities.File.HandleDownloadRetry(Uri uri, DownloadContext downloadContext, Exception retryableDownloadException, TimeSpan pauseTimeSpan)
   at Altiris.PatchManagementCore.Utilities.File.DownloadToStreamWithRetries(Uri uri, DownloadContext downloadContext)
   at Altiris.PatchManagementCore.Utilities.File.Download(String fromUrl, String toDirectory, String toFileName, Boolean forceDownload, DownloadParameters miscDownloadParams)

Exception logged from: 
   at Altiris.PatchManagementCore.Utilities.File.Download(String, String, String, Boolean, Altiris.PatchManagementCore.Utilities.DownloadParameters)
   at Altiris.PatchManagementCore.Utilities.FileDownloader.Download()
   at Altiris.PatchManagementCore.Utilities.FileDownloader.DoDownloadProcedure(Object)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, Object, Boolean)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, Object, Boolean)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, Object)
   at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart(Object)

User [EPM\smpservice], Auth [epm\smpservice], AppDomain [AtrsHost.exe]

 

Additional error following resolution for this bad URL:

Download failed for 'http://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/7ffbc6bf-bc32-4f92-8982-f9dd17fd3114/office/data/16.0.8201.2193/s641130.cab'
Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Program Files\Altiris\Patch Management\Packages\Updates\MS17-09-OFF\{5b77ec8c-7ed2-4bb7-90dc-c37ad54283e9}\office\data\16.0.8201.2193\s641130.cab.TMP'

Cause

This security update has been removed from the Microsoft Catalog site

Additional failure download causes:

1. Office 365 updates bundled into MS##-##-OFF Software Bulletin; unsupported versions, 7.5.x, 7.6.x up to HF6 and without Pointfix for HF7, and up through 8.0 HF5 as support was added in 8.0 HF6 out-of-box as outlined in INFO3521
2. Data corruption between the physical package, package snapshot.xml and the database resources associations

Environment

Patch Management Solution 7.5.x, 7.6.x and 8.x

Resolution

Primary issue was resolved in PMImport 7.2.85 released on 10/9/2017.

Secondary issue regarding additional errors downloading was resolved in PMImport 7.2.97. Additionally, the following workaround steps to resolve the additional failure were utilized prior to PMImport 7.2.97:

Clean-up the Office 365 updates for unsupported environments:

1. Open the Console > Home > Patch Management > Windows > Settings > MetaData Import Task:
   • Expand the Vendors and Software segment in the right-pane
     • Search in Filter: click
     • Disable the four items: Microsoft Office Click to Run 2016 as detailed in INFO3521
   • Enable the setting on the top of the right-pane: 
     • Delete previously downloaded data for vendors, software and languages that are now excluded
   • Save Changes
   • Select: Schedule Task > Now > Run
     • Or wait for the scheduled process to run as configured

​​Clean-up the corrupt resource associations from package to Bulletin:

1. Open the Console > Actions > Software > Patch Remediation Center:
   • Highlight MS17-09-OFF; right-click > Disable 
   • If that option is present: Removes the resource associations to the physical package in the database
   • If that option is not present: The associations were not created and move onto the next step
      
2. Delete the parent folder of MS17-09-OFF package:
   • Found on the SMP Server: C:\Program Files\Altiris\Patch Management\Packages\Updates
      
3. Open Patch Remediation Center:
   • Highlight MS17-09-OFF; right-click > Download:
   • This should recreate the resource associations and run a fresh download of the Bulletin