Microsoft warns of 22 new security flaws

[The[H]uman]

Microsoft on Tuesday published 10 software security advisories, warning Windows users and corporate administrators of 22 new flaws that affect the company's products.

The advisories, and patches published with the bulletins, range from an "important" flaw affecting only Microsoft Windows NT Server to a collection of eight security holes, including three rated "critical," that leave Internet Explorer open to attack. Microsoft's highest severity rating for software flaws is its "critical" ranking, while "important" is considered slightly less severe.

One flaw, in Microsoft Excel, even affects Apple Computer's Mac OS X. The abundance of flaws could leave corporate PCs vulnerable to attack if administrators are not able to patch quickly. A similar situation occurred in April, when Microsoft published seven advisories detailing 20 flaws. While one security hole stood out among those 20--and led to the widespread Sasser worm--there are no standouts in the current gaggle of goofs.

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[DR_K13]

bah! what else is new?

 

[mosin]

.......... security holes, including three rated "critical," that leave Internet Explorer open to attack. http://news.com.com/Microsoft+warns+of+22+new+security+flaws/2100-1002_3-5406550.html?tag=nefd.top

That makes it thirty-one for Internet Explorer this year....and counting. Is there a browser left, or is it all patches?

To paraphrase Willie Nelson,"It don't sound like so much, if you say it real quick."

 

[Linuxtim]

Well...

Updated our ghost images at work today to deploy tomorrow. I had not even had time to finish rolling out the images with patches from the last lot of updates...

As soon as UK education understands the power of Linux the better as far as I am concerned. I am hopefully just about to get a job deciding policy for secondery school IT in a MAJOR London council. Then things will start to change.

Bill Gates can go fuck himself, I can't wait to start pushing out Linux severs/desktop machines and spend UK Tax payers money on education rather than line that twats pockets.

/rant off

L

 

[Stellar]

These are not warnings for new security flaws. These are just backward-compatible updates for those running Windows 2000 or those not wanting to install Service Pack 2.

I highly commend M$ for this move.

BTW, Tim, good luck with that.