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Security Update 2004-09-07

Posted by pudge on from the mo-updates dept.

sizemoresr writes "Security Update 2004-09-07 delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all users of Mac OS X 10.2.8 and later. This update includes the following components: CoreFoundation, IPSec, Kerberos, libpcap, lukemftpd, NetworkConfig, OpenLDAP, OpenSSH, PPPDialer, rsync, Safari and tcpdump."

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  1. Re:Safari bug still there by MadMoses · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I didn't hear of this bug before. Any more infos? (E.g. define "immediately") Thanks!

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  2. rsync? by numbski · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You mean rsync runs correctly in both user and daemon mode????

    On 10.2?

    Yay! I've been trying to get BackupPC to backup our XServe with no luck at all to this point. Finally! I had tried compiling from sources and from Fink and both failed miserably. Something about an OS-specific bug. w00t!

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  3. Re:Worth noting this time... by kgp · · Score: 4, Interesting
    This is the first time I recall Apple doing a security update that didn't just apply to the current minor version of Mac OS X and the last version of the "legacy OS" 10.2.

    So Apple have released a security update for both 10.3.4 and 10.3.5 which might imply (either/or):
    1. there is a major customer who has not moved to 10.3.5 and they need these security fixes
    2. perhaps they recognize that many xServe admins have not moved up to 10.3.5 yet.
    3. Apple recognizes there is a reason people are not moving from 10.3.4 to 10.3.5 (what might that be?)
    Anyone know the real answer? Inquiring minds and all that.
  4. Re:Webpages not rendering correctly by mark-ss · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What's supposed to not happen with these pages? Fedex.com opens just fine for me (10.3.5, Safari 1.2.3).

  5. Re:Not recommended for G4 users, G5 seems ok... by curtlewis · · Score: 3, Interesting

    UPDATE:

    The problem exists in QuickMenuPro, a javascript suite that many big sites use. The company that makes it has already posted a patch which, I'm sure, the affected sites will take months to deploy.

    With this latest information in mind, it is probably safe to go ahead and install the security patch on a G4... at least as long as you can wait for any of the affected sites to post the patch. If you can't, hold off until they do.