As described late last week, Microsoft today released the security updates for the month of October. Vista and it’s built-in components received 5 updates, all listed as ‘Important’. Another update was released that contained ‘Kill Bits’ to deactivate problem Active X controls.

Here are the updates that were released today, including a description of the update, and links to the downloads:

• KB956390 – Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
• KB954211 – Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege
• KB953155 – Vulnerability in Windows Internet Printing Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• KB957095 – Vulnerability in SMB Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• KB956841 – Vulnerability in Virtual Address Descriptor Manipulation Could Allow Elevation of Privilege

The update with the Kill Bits can be found here.