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Security Update 2004-02-23 Released

Posted by pudge on from the now-i-can-use-insecure-operations-securely dept.

dbesade writes "Apple has released a security update for Mac OS X. The update includes changes to disk arbitration, IPsec, the point-to-point protocol, and tcpdump. As usual the changes have not been posted to the Apple Support Website."

13 of 87 comments (clear)

  1. IPSec working.. by -tji · · Score: 4, Informative

    I am not sure what they changed in IPSec, but I installed the updates and my VPN connections are still working fine to a Check Point VPN-1 device.

    I looked through the man page for racoon.conf, and didn't see any functionality updates mentioned there. I was hoping they had added patches for NAT Traversal or xauth.

  2. small download by billbaird · · Score: 3, Informative

    only 1.6 megs, yippee!!

    1. Re:small download by edalytical · · Score: 4, Informative

      Software Update reports it's 5.1 MB, but I'm still running Jag. I'm sure it makes a differences.

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  3. Apple Support changes list... Tuesday by Gogo+Dodo · · Score: 4, Informative
    The Security Updates page trails by about a day so the list of changes should be up on Tuesday.

    All of Apple Support things seems to trail by about a day. Things must be published at a set schedule.

    1. Re:Apple Support changes list... Tuesday by Demolition · · Score: 3, Informative

      Yes, these updates automatically appear in Software Update. In fact, Security Updates usually appear in Software Update before they appear on Apple's website. The following day, a standalone downloadable updater is made available.

      D.

  4. More info here by kaan · · Score: 2, Informative

    From this support page at apple.com:

    Security Update 2004-02-23 delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users. This update includes the following components:

    DiskArbitration
    IPSec
    Point-to-Point-Protocol
    Safari

    Additionally, Security Update 2003-11-19 has been incorporated into this security update. Those components are:

    gm4
    groff
    Mail w/CRAM-MD5 authentication
    OpenSSL
    Personal File Sharing
    QuickTime for Java
    zlib "gzprintf()" function

    1. Re:More info here by kaan · · Score: 2, Informative

      oops, posted the wrong link before... at a glance, it looks like it contains the same information.

      here is the correct page for 10.3.x at apple.com

  5. Re:Why didn't you post today's updates by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Or you could go into your prefs and turn OFF the apple stuff...

  6. Files in distribution by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    ./System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framewo rk/Versions/A/CoreFoundation ./System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framewo rk/Versions/A/Resources/Info.plist ./System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framewo rk/Versions/A/Resources/version.plist ./System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskArbitration .framework/Versions/A/Resources/Info.plist ./System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskArbitration .framework/Versions/A/Resources/version.plist ./usr/lib/libpcap.A.dylib ./usr/sbin/diskarbitrationd ./usr/sbin/pppd ./usr/sbin/racoon ./usr/sbin/tcpdump

  7. Re:Update just screwed me by strazi · · Score: 2, Informative

    Okay, got it fixed. Good thing I had another computer to look up things about Open Firmware and how to reset stuff.

  8. kbase articles by blb · · Score: 5, Informative

    The kbase articles are online, but not mentioned anywhere yet:
    update for 10.2 server
    update for 10.3 client
    update for 10.3 server
    Not sure where 10.2 client is yet...

  9. Re:Problem with security update don't install. by Ohreally_factor · · Score: 4, Informative

    You took the bait, and now you look like a schmuck. This is the 20th time I've seen this troll on slashdot, and I'm not an everyday vistor/poster.

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  10. Re:Update just screwed me by strazi · · Score: 2, Informative

    "reset-nvram" and then "reset-all" in open firmware, no idea what caused it though