Microsoft to Patch Critical Windows 7 Bug in ‘Upside Down’ Update Next Week
11/03/11 | COMPUTERWORLD
Unlike typical patch releases, Microsoft announces more updates required for newer operating systems (Windows Vista, Windows 7, Server 2008 and Server 2008 R2) than older ones:
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EXCERPT Microsoft today said it will issue four security updates next week to patch four vulnerabilities in Windows. The critical vulnerability affects only Windows Vista, Windows 7, Server 2008 and Server 2008 R2, said Microsoft in its monthly advanced warning of Patch Tuesday's roster. Other than the one critical update, Microsoft's most-serious threat ranking, next week's collection also includes two pegged "important," the next-most-severe tag, and one labeled "moderate." Two of the updates -- the critical and one of those marked important -- will patch vulnerabilities that attackers could exploit to execute malicious code and potentially commandeer the computer. |