Microsoft on Tuesday provided a fix for a "critical" security flaw in Windows that is being exploited in online attacks against Internet Explorer users.
Next week's security bulletin will deliver 10 fixes, at least one high-priority patch for Microsoft's OS among them.
Computer code posted over the weekend can crash vulnerable computers by exploiting a Windows flaw disclosed in October.
Microsoft released a fix for a serious security vulnerability in Windows on Thursday in the United States, several days before the patch's scheduled delivery.
A serious flaw in Windows is generating a rising number of cyberattacks, but Microsoft says it won't deliver a fix until next week.
Next week's security bulletin will deliver 10 fixes, at least one high-priority patch for Microsoft's OS among them.
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