Microsoft Releases Patches for Vista OS

Microsoft has released two patches for its Vista operating system, saying that it too is affected by flaws that were disclosed during the company’s Aug. 8 security updates.

The patches, which were released earlier this week, fix critical flaws described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-042 and MS06-051. They fix bugs in Internet Explorer and the Windows kernel, and were described Tuesday in a blog posting by Vista Product Manager Alex Heaton.