Security News > 2020 > November > Was that November's Patch Tuesday? Already? Oh, no, it's just Adobe issuing 14 emergency security fixes

Adobe on Tuesday published updated versions of its Acrobat and Reader software to fix fourteen flaws, four of which have been designated "Critical." These updates should be installed as soon as possible to close off their vulnerabilities.

Adobe generally issues patches on "Patch Tuesday," a date observed by many tech companies that falls on the second Tuesday of every month.

The Register asked Adobe why it chose to issue an out-of-band patch on the first Tuesday of the month and a company spokesperson said that happens sometimes but offered no explanation.

"While Adobe strives to release regularly scheduled updates on update/patch Tuesday, occasionally those regularly scheduled security updates are released on non-update/patch Tuesday dates," the spokesperson said.

"The November 2020 release of Adobe Reader and Acrobat is a standard product release that includes new product features as well as fixes for bugs and security vulnerabilities." .

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