Apple Updates Mac OS X: Security Fixes Abound
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Peter James
Apple today released Mac OS X 10.5.6, a major update to Mac OS X, which contains a number of security fixes. Patching a total of 15 flaws, this update is about 190 MB. Apple also released Security Update 2008-008 for Tiger, weighing in at 163 MB (for the Intel version), containing similar security fixes.
The security update fixes such elements of the system as CoreServices, the FlashPlayer plug-in, the kernel, libsystem, and Podcast Producer. The security fixes in this update are detailed on Apple’s web site.
The update can be installed via Software Update, or can be downloaded in standalone or combo versions from Apple’s downloads page. Note that the combo version of this update, which also includes other updates since 10.5.0, is 688 MB.