Massive Patch Tuesday planned for February 2010

Microsoft is planning to release a total of 13 security bulletins next week, of which five are rated critical. The updates are part of February's Patch Tuesday exercise, and will see Microsoft addressing a massive batch of 26 vulnerabilities.

The large number of security flaws will see IT teams responsible for managing servers going on high alert this month, noted Don Leatham, Sr. Director of Solutions & Strategy, Lumension. This is because all the major Microsoft operating systems appear to be affected, including Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista and Windows 7.

Leatham wrote, "They are facing critical patches for the three most common server platforms in Microsoft environments including: Windows Server 2003 with three critical vulnerabilities, Windows Server 2008 with two critical vulnerabilities and Windows 2008 R2 with two critical vulnerabilities."

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