Patchday: Adobe closes critical malware holes
Important October security patches close several vulnerabilities in Adobe interfaces. Some vulnerabilities are classified as critical.
Like Heise reportsAdobe has deployed several October updates to its product portfolio. The one vulnerability (CVE-2021-40744) could inject code from attackers on Linux and Windows. Adobe says it has hardened version 21.3.1 against it. Other security updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader for Windows and macOS fix several critical and moderate vulnerabilities, according to a related security bulletin entry.
Adobe Acrobat Reader for Android versions 21.8.0 and earlier are also affected. However, the patch with version 21.9.0 is supposed to fix the issues.
Adobe recommends that users upgrade their software installations to the respective latest versions to hoist.
Source: Adobe Security Bulletin/Heise
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