![]() ![]() The update is rated “critical” for all OSes except Linux critical flaws can be exploited to compromise a vulnerable system through no action on the part of the user, aside from perhaps browsing to a malicious or hacked Web site.įlash has long been a risky program to leave plugged into the browser. Adobe said it is not aware of any exploits in the wild for any of the 13 flaws fixed in this update. The updates from Adobe fix at least 13 vulnerabilities in versions of Flash Player for Windows, Mac, ChromeOS and Linux systems. CERT warned that exploit code for the flaw was already available online. 2, the CERT Coordination Center at Carnegie Mellon University warned that an unpatched bug in a core file-sharing component of Windows (SMB) could let attackers crash Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 systems, as well as server equivalents of those platforms. In an update to that advisory posted on Wednesday, Microsoft said it would deliver February’s batch of patches as part of the next regularly-scheduled Patch Tuesday, which falls on March 14, 2017. In a brief statement this week, Microsoft said it “discovered a last minute issue that could impact some customers” that was not resolved in time for Patch Tuesday, which normally falls on the second Tuesday of each month. ![]() However, Adobe did push out updates this week as per usual to fix critical issues in its Flash Player software. Microsoft opted to delay releasing any updates until next month, even though there is a zero-day vulnerability in Windows going around. A handful of readers have inquired as to the whereabouts of Microsoft‘s usual monthly patches for Windows and related software. ![]()
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