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Apple Releases Security Patch for Mail, iChat, Safari, More

Apple Releases Security Patch for Mail, iChat, Safari, More

by , 5:30 PM EST, March 1st, 2006

Apple released Security Update 2006-001, a Mac OS X security patch that addresses issues with Mail, iChat, Safari, and other Mac OS X components. Apple recommends the update for all users.

The update notes in Software Update:

Security Update 2006-001 is recommended for all users and improves the security of the following components:

  • apache_mod_php
  • automount
  • Bom
  • Directory Services
  • iChat
  • IPSec
  • LaunchServices
  • LibSystem
  • loginwindow
  • Mail
  • rsync
  • Safari
  • Syndication

Apple has also posted a Knowledge Base article for the update that goes into greater detail on each of the updated components. The update weighs in at 13.2 MB.

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Close Name:Tiger Posts: 1018 Joined: 17 Jun 2003
Subject: wow

My Safari pops now. What the hell did they put in the gas tank, turbo juice? I wish it would have been like this all along!

Close Name:Al Swearengen Posts: 339 Joined: 10 May 2005
Subject: Snappier

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Tiger wrote:
My Safari pops now. What the hell did they put in the gas tank, turbo juice? I wish it would have been like this all along!


Things always seem "snappier" after an update, it does things like cleaning out caches, but they also did some work on the code. Anyway, I have installed the updates and no problems thus far.

Close Name:dynamicv Posts: 51 Joined: 06 May 2004
Subject: Installed happily

iMac G5 and PowerBook G4 both updated. Although the "viruses" last week really were overblown, it's nice to see Apple moving quickly to stop any worse ones taking advantage of the same holes.

Noses in the air Mac people. We can snootily patronise our Windows owning friends again

Close Name:Guest
Subject: Problems with Mail after installing this update

I am now getting errors: IMAP command SELECT failed. Anyone else?

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