Security news October 5, 2005 
The security software maker said it had offered preliminary protection to customers last week and that a permanent patch will be available on Wednesday.
Kaspersky Lab confirmed Tuesday that a potentially serious flaw exists in its antivirus software, but said a fix is on the way.
The security software maker said it had offered preliminary protection to customers last week and that a permanent patch will be available on Wednesday.
Kaspersky also said that the vulnerability is limited to Microsoft Windows-based versions of its products. Additionally, while it does license the vulnerable component to some third parties, most partner products that use Kaspersky code are not affected, the Moscow-based company said in a statement.
