Nine Patches Due for Patch Tuesday

Microsoft plans to release nine patches as part of its August Patch Tuesday release, including six critical fixes for a host of code execution issues in several of its products. The patches will plug holes in XML Core Services, Windows, Internet Explorer, Office for both Windows and Mac, and Visual Basic.

In addition, three patches rated "important" will be released for two less severe code execution issues, and an elevation of privilege risk. The former patches are for Windows and Windows Vista, while the latter affects Virtual PC and Virtual Server. Microsoft said it planned to hold a webcast next Wednesday at 11:00am PT to discuss the releases.