The LNK vulnerability that was first publicised a few weeks ago and then exploited to spread SALITY and ZBOT malware has now been fixed with an out-of-band patch issues yesterday by Microsoft.
This was the third out-of-band patch released by Microsoft this year, and only a week before the scheduled August patch Tuesday release. According to Microsoft they have “seen an increase in attempts to exploit the vulnerability,” leading the release of an early fix.
Regardless of the patch, the attacks designed to expoit the vulnerability are likely to continue and even become more common. Home users are advised to patch their systems ASAP to ensure they protect themselves from the threat.
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