October 2012 Critical Windows and Adobe patches

October 12, 2012

On October 9, 2012, Microsoft released critical patches for Windows. Adobe has also released critical patches for Flash Player.

* All Windows PCs must be patched. *

To patch your PC:

Click on the update icon on the taskbar. It is a globe or yellow shield with an exclamation point, depending on which version of Windows you're running.

If you do not have such an icon, run Windows Update by going to the site:

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

After patching, you must reboot your PC in order for the patches to take effect.

Other Windows patches:

If you are the administrator of a Microsoft SharePoint or Groove server, see:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-067

for information about a critical patch for a remotely exploitable code-execution vulnerability.

If you use Microsoft Works, see:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-065

for information about a critical patch.

If you administer a Microsoft SQL server, see:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-070

for information about an important patch.

If you administer a Microsoft Kerberos server, see:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-069

for information about an important patch.

Adobe Flash Player patches:

To patch Adobe Flash Player, go to:

http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

and upgrade your version of Flash Player to the latest version.

If you view Flash content in both Internet Explorer and another browser, such as Firefox, you will need to patch Flash Player for both types of browsers. Note: Google Chrome should automatically update itself to use the latest version of Flash.

If you are using Flash on Android or Linux, or use Adobe AIR, see:

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-22.html

To see which version of Flash Player you are running, visit:

http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

Please contact help@cs.cmu.edu or call the SCS Help Desk (x8-4231) if you have questions or problems with applying these patches.

Thank you for your attention,

SCS Help Desk