Only One Patch Due in Microsoft's Monthly Security Fix
September is starting to look like a quiet month for Microsoft's security response team. The software vendor said today that its monthly release of security fixes, expected next Tuesday, will cover only one issue: an unidentified flaw in the Windows operating system.
The bug is rated as critical, meaning that a worm could take advantage of it without user action.
The patch for this bug, called an "update" by Microsoft, will come as part of the company's regular monthly patch release cycle. Microsoft releases most software patches on the second Tuesday of each month, a date that has come to be known as "Patch Tuesday" by security professionals.
