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Apple Plugs Software Update Hole

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the plugging-the-holes dept.

hype7 writes "Apple's getting quick! Less than 5 days after the recently reported software update vulnerability was discovered, Apple have a patch plugging the hole. Apparently, packages now presented via the Software Update mechanism are cryptographically signed, and the new Software Update client 1.4.6 checks for a valid signature before installing any new packages."

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  1. Re:Doesnt MS already do that? by Peyna · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Probably, and it also checks driver updates to see if they're signed or not, but you can still tell it to install (since not every driver is going to be signed, especially if it was just released).

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