Microsoft plans puny patch slate next week

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Microsoft Corp. today said it will release only two security updates on Tuesday -- down from the 11 issued in October's mammoth Patch Tuesday -- to fix bugs in Windows and Office.

One of the two will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest threat ranking, while the other will be tagged as "important," the next-lowest rating. Both of the updates will address vulnerabilities that can be used to execute remote code, a description that generally means hackers could leverage the bugs in order to plant their own malicious code on vulnerable PCs, often by convincing users to open a file attachment or tricking them into visiting a rogue Web site.

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