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Microsoft and other vendors are pushing emergency patches for a critical flaw in Brotli, the C decoder library built into Node.js, BleepingComputer reports. The outlet says the flaw could allow memory corruption and expose sensitive data.

That makes this a timely security alert for people responsible for affected software. The supplied report does not identify affected versions or give specific patch steps, so administrators should check the relevant vendor advisories rather than guess. The internet has enough guessing already.

Discuss: When a critical library flaw emerges, should teams prioritise immediate patching, or wait for vendors to spell out exactly which versions are affected?

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