Adobe and Microsoft today each issued updates to fix critical security flaws in their products. Microsoft’s patch bundle for October includes fixes for at least five separate “zero-day” vulnerabilities – dangerous flaws that attackers were already exploiting prior to today’s patch release. Also notable this month is that Microsoft is changing how it deploys security updates, removing the ability for Windows users to pick and choose which individual patches to install.
Adobe Issues Updates As Well
Adobe fixed bugs in both Acrobat and Flash Player, including the Adobe Reader Application.
To read more about this patch cycle for Adobe and Microsoft – visit Krebsonsecurity.com