Microsoft: Critical Vista Patch Coming

Microsoft plans to ship two patches on Jan. 8 to patch code execution vulnerabilities in its newest OS.
Microsoft's first Patch Tuesday for 2008 will be unusually quiet.

The Redmond, Wash. software maker plans to ship just two security bulletins on Jan. 8 to patch code execution vulnerabilities in the Windows operating system.

One of the two bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. The second is rated "important."