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Microsoft warns of critical security hole in Bluetooth stack

posted onJuly 12, 2011
by l33tdawg

Microsoft today shipped four security bulletins with patches for 22 serious security flaw and called special attention to a vulnerability in the Windows Bluetooth stack that could allow hackers to remotely take control of an affected computer.

The vulnerability, fixed with MS11-053, headlines a batch of updates that include fixes for gaping holes in the Windows kernel and security problems in the Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem.

The Bluetooth stack vulnerability introduces remote code execution risks on Windows Vista and Windows 7, Microsoft warned.

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