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 or from Apple Downloads.
More information about the update can be obtained here
(Emphasis mine.)
Good to see the two companies working together on security issues.
Security Updates have always been very detailed: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222?viewlocale=en_US
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