Patching: August updates and MS06-040 details

MS06-040, also known as VU#650769 should be your top priority right now. The consensus on Patchmanagement.org's mailing lists seem to be that MS06-040 is safe, and my own limited testing confirms this. The MSRC blog was updated earlier this morning on the release, and is a good resource to look to.

Be sure and check out Microsoft's August security bulletin summary; 9 critical updates this month that need to get distributed, as well as 3 important updates. SANS has a overview worth checking out.