Patching Patching

Continuous news on hardware and software patches and work-arounds as they emerge. Follow the vulnerabilities topic page to see what's broken.

Mozilla posts Firefox security updates

Mozilla posts Firefox security updates

Users advised to patch newly-discovered flaws.
Shaun Nichols Aug 4 2009 11:00AM Security
Adobe updates Flash Player for 10 vulnerabilities

Adobe updates Flash Player for 10 vulnerabilities

Adobe has issued a security update for Flash Player and AIR to address a number of critical vulnerabilities which could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
Angela Moscaritolo Jul 31 2009 11:05AM Security
Cisco rolls out controller fix

Cisco rolls out controller fix

Company issues patch for security flaws.
Shaun Nichols Jul 29 2009 1:26PM Security
Oracle patches show a major database vulnerability

Oracle patches show a major database vulnerability

Updates issued this week by Oracle should be applied immediately, according to Imperva.
Dan Raywood Jul 17 2009 3:16PM Security
Oracle issues security patches across seven product lines

Oracle issues security patches across seven product lines

Oracle issued "Critical Patch Updates" this week for 30 security vulnerabilities in seven of its product lines, as part of its regular quarterly patch cycle.
Chuck Miller Jul 16 2009 10:11AM Security
Microsoft distributes six patches for nine vulnerabilities

Microsoft distributes six patches for nine vulnerabilities

Microsoft has plugged two zero-day exploits, along with a number of other vulnerabilities, as part of its monthly patch cycle.
Dan Kaplan Jul 15 2009 10:23AM Security
DirectShow, ActiveX zero-days among planned Microsoft fixes

DirectShow, ActiveX zero-days among planned Microsoft fixes

Microsoft is hoping it can pull off a quick turnaround for a fix of a zero-day ActiveX vulnerability that was only disclosed this week.
Dan Kaplan Jul 10 2009 10:52AM Security
Adobe kicks off patch roundup with critical fixes

Adobe kicks off patch roundup with critical fixes

Adobe has delivered its first quarterly roundup of security patches, fixing critical vulnerabilities in Reader and Acrobat that could cause the applications to crash, and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the systems.
David Neal Jun 11 2009 6:50AM Security
Microsoft serves up 10 patches, including IIS and IE fixes

Microsoft serves up 10 patches, including IIS and IE fixes

Microsoft has delivered 10 patches, including fixes for a server-side bug that was being actively exploited and a much publicised client-side issue that was discovered earlier this year at a hacker conference.
Dan Kaplan Jun 10 2009 1:51PM Security
Adobe to begin its regular patching schedule from today

Adobe to begin its regular patching schedule from today

According to Adobe's director of product security and privacy, Brad Arkin, the company willo deliver security updates for Adobe Reader, and Acrobat versions 7.x, 8.x and 9.x for Windows and Macintosh.
Dan Raywood Jun 9 2009 3:08PM Security
Microsoft readies 10 patches for next week

Microsoft readies 10 patches for next week

Microsoft next week plans to push out 10 patches, six graded "critical" by the software giant.
Dan Kaplan Jun 5 2009 11:10AM Security
Microsoft Office 2000 users warned of potential malware attacks

Microsoft Office 2000 users warned of potential malware attacks

Microsoft has warned Office 2000 users that it plans to withdraw patch updates from the middle of July.
Dan Raywood Jun 2 2009 11:03AM Security
Microsoft criticised by SANS for releasing vulnerability details while the patch release is delayed

Microsoft criticised by SANS for releasing vulnerability details while the patch release is delayed

Microsoft's advance notifications of patching are putting Mac users at risk, according to SANS.
Dan Raywood May 15 2009 10:44AM Security
Solo PowerPoint patch from Microsoft will allow administrators to patch other applications

Solo PowerPoint patch from Microsoft will allow administrators to patch other applications

Microsoft's solo patch for PowerPoint should not be seen as a light load, according to Lumension Security.
Dan Raywood May 14 2009 11:29AM Security
Adobe's PDF vulnerability patched

Adobe's PDF vulnerability patched

Security researchers say Adobe's PDF vulnerability, which was fixed today, is more of a pressing issue than Microsoft's PowerPoint vulnerabilities.
Angela Moscaritolo May 13 2009 10:32AM Security
Patch Tuesday brings Office updates

Patch Tuesday brings Office updates

Microsoft has issued a new security update which addresses more than a dozen vulnerabilities in PowerPoint.
Shaun Nichols May 13 2009 10:11AM Security
Google to patch vulnerabilities in Chrome

Google to patch vulnerabilities in Chrome

Google Chrome's Stable channel has been updated to version 1.0.154.64 to fix two security issues that were discovered by internal Google testing.
Dan Raywood May 11 2009 10:44AM Security
Microsoft plans to patch PowerPoint flaw

Microsoft plans to patch PowerPoint flaw

Microsoft is preparing to issue a patch for a security vulnerability that has plagued users since early last month.
Shaun Nichols May 8 2009 1:16PM Software
PowerPoint sole fix coming from Microsoft

PowerPoint sole fix coming from Microsoft

Microsoft said it expects to release a single patch next week -- this one to repair a zero-day vulnerability in PowerPoint that is being leveraged in ongoing, targeted attacks.
Dan Kaplan May 8 2009 10:25AM Security
Safari and Opera browsers criticised over security updates

Safari and Opera browsers criticised over security updates

Users of Apple's Safari and the Opera browser are most likely to be using unpatched versions.
Dan Raywood May 7 2009 11:12AM Security

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