Topic: Apple releases Mac OS X Security update and Java updates

[Samker]

Apple has released the Security Update 2009-001 for Mac OS X today which improves the security of Mac OS X and recommended for all users.

The security update fixes the following:

    * Safari RSS vulnerability
    * Denial of service vulnerability in AFP server
    * A flaw in CoreText
    * A security flaw in Folder Manager that allows other local users access to a user's Downloads folder and other vulnerabilities.


The security update is available for Leopard, Leopard Server, Tiger for Intel Macs, Tiger for PowerPC-based Macs, Tiger Server for PowerPC-based Macs and Server Universal.

Two Java updates are also available which addresses security and compatibility issues and are compatible with both Intel and PowerPC-based Macs & applies to Mac OS X 10.5.6 or later versions.

The update can be downloaded and installed via Software Update: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106704 or from Apple Downloads: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

More information about the update can be obtained here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438

(NeoWin)