::Hitesh:: 1,763 Report post Posted February 6, 2010 A patch is on the way to fix up that ancient Virtual DOS Machine flaw. Last month we reported that Tavis Ormandy, a security researcher at Google, discovered a security flaw in the Virtual DOS Machine that can allow a nefarious user to inject code into the kernel and possibly install malware. The flaw spanned iterations of Windows operating system over the last 17 years, including: Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 Windows 7 According to the BBC, Microsoft will be rolling out a fix to this bug in a February Security Update. The update will fix five vulnerabilities that allow attackers to hijack a Windows PC and run their own programs on it. The patch is expected to hit on Tuesday, February 9 but it's a good idea to have automatic updates turned on so that your OS will do the checking for you. Source : Tom's Hardware US Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
