Andre Yoskowitz
7 Apr 2011 23:45
Microsoft has announced today that it will patch a record 64 flaws for its upcoming 'Patch Tuesday,' fixing vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, Office and other software.
The 64 flaws are attached to 17 bulletins, which ties for the most ever issued by the company in a single week.
Previously, the record for most flaws patched was 49, in October of last year.
9 of the 17 bulletins are "critical," while the rest are "important." Critical is the highest threat level while 'important' is second highest.
One security analyst was very surprised by how high the number was (via CW):
We were expecting the larger release this month, based on the normal cadence. But a whopping 64 CVEs is out of line with anything normal for Microsoft. All hands on deck will be required next week.