{"id":175344,"date":"2021-02-10T19:53:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T16:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/update-your-windows-10-device-now-to-patch-a-critical-vulnerability-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2021-02-10T19:53:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T16:53:29","slug":"update-your-windows-10-device-now-to-patch-a-critical-vulnerability-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/update-your-windows-10-device-now-to-patch-a-critical-vulnerability-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Update Your Windows 10 Device Now to Patch a Critical Vulnerability \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Update Your Windows 10 Device Now to Patch a Critical Vulnerability \u2013 Review Geek”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Windows\u00a0updates are important but annoying, so it\u2019s often tempting to put them off. But the latest update is not one you want to postpone. Microsoft released a patch that fixes an error that can crash your system by connecting to a malformed file path<\/a>. In theory, a hacker could have used the glitch to crash your PC just by opening a folder.<\/span><\/p>\n

As first reported by Bleeping Computer<\/a>, the problem stems from how programs can access file paths for your convenience<\/a>. Paste a file path into Google Chrome, for instance, and it\u2019ll fire up Windows Explorer or open a PDF on your system. But if the file path didn\u2019t correctly pass specific attributes, it crashed Windows leading to a BSOD (blue screen of death).<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s an easy bug to reproduce, and we won\u2019t list the sample path to prevent accidental crashes. In Bleeping Computer\u2019s testing, it discovered several ways to exploit the bug and crash systems, including merely download<\/a>ing and opening files. With the right actions, hackers could crash Windows every time a user logs into their account.<\/span><\/p>\n

While crashing a system sounds merely annoying, bad actors could use the method to mask other actions and prevent administrators from tracking down network intrusions. Hackers could even remotely trigger the path, crashing a sysadmin system if they have access.<\/span><\/p>\n

The latest Windows update solves the problem and will protect your PC from this particular bug. Even if you think it\u2019s unlikely a hacker can target you, it\u2019s still a critical bug that can crash your system. So if you typically put off installing Windows updates, you should break the habit on this occasion.<\/span><\/p>\n

via Bleeping Computer<\/a><\/small>\n<\/div>\n