Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk
A security researcher has warned that a recent Microsoft patch for a Windows Defender zero-day vulnerability may inadvertently allow attackers to exhaust hard drive space. The flaw, known as RoguePlanet, was intended to fix a remote code execution issue but introduced a new bug in the malware protection engine.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing challenges in software security where patches can introduce secondary vulnerabilities, impacting system stability for millions of Windows users.
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