Adobe’s Patch Tuesday Saves the Day: Critical Vulnerabilities Squashed!

Adobe Patch Tuesday security updates fixed multiple critical issues, including vulnerabilities in Acrobat and PDF Reader that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on Windows and macOS.

Hot Take:

Adobe’s Patch Tuesday is like Christmas for hackers—except instead of presents, they’re getting lumps of coal in the shape of fixed vulnerabilities. Sorry, cyber Grinches!

Key Points:

  • Adobe released security updates addressing multiple critical vulnerabilities.
  • The most severe flaws include CVE-2024-41869 and CVE-2024-45112, affecting Acrobat and PDF Reader.
  • CVE-2024-41869 is a Use After Free issue; CVE-2024-45112 is a Type Confusion bug.
  • Both vulnerabilities allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on Windows and macOS.
  • Critical flaws were also fixed in Photoshop and Illustrator.

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