Big Bunch Of Updates For October 2009 From Microsoft

Microsoft has released its monthly security update packet. October 2009 update consists of total of 13 different updates of which eight are critical and five important.

Critical updates:

MS09-050: Vulnerabilities in SMBv2 Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975517)
MS09-051: Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Runtime Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975682)
MS09-052: Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (974112)
MS09-054: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (974455)
MS09-055: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (973525)
MS09-060: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) ActiveX Controls for Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (973965)
MS09-061: Vulnerabilities in the Microsoft .NET Common Language Runtime Could Allow Remote Code Execution (974378)
MS09-062: Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957488)

Important updates:

MS09-053: Vulnerabilities in FTP Service for Internet Information Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975254)
MS09-056: Vulnerabilities in Windows CryptoAPI Could Allow Spoofing (974571)
MS09-057: Vulnerability in Indexing Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (969059)
MS09-058: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (971486)
MS09-059: Vulnerability in Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Could Allow Denial of Service (975467)

New version of Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool was released too.

More information of the update and its contents can be read from here.

For consumer the easist way to get the update is to use Microsoft Update service.