Security Update 2006-005 Available

Osarkon · Sep 21, 2006, 05:12 PM

an airport update for my macbook is available, but I haven't installed it yet. Has anybody installed it? any problems, or noticeable difference?

WildCowboy · Sep 21, 2006, 05:14 PM

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304420

Looks like this might be related to the "hacking" fiasco of awhile back...

MacRumors · Sep 21, 2006, 05:20 PM

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Now available via software update:

Quote:

Security Update 2006-005 is recommended for all users and improves the security of the following components.

AirPort

For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798.

Chris Grande · Sep 21, 2006, 05:27 PM

More info from MacWorld http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/09...less/index.php

Eidorian · Sep 21, 2006, 05:43 PM

*sigh* It's time to reboot.

MacNut · 06:39 PM

sooo, I just updated and my iTunes icon in the dock disappeared.

Squareball · Sep 21, 2006, 06:07 PM

Finally!

A last week we were at the Carson System's Future of Web Apps Summit and _every_ single macbook/pro was kernel panicing when their airtport was turned on. It was unreal!

We tracked down the issue on the apple support forum and it's been a known problem since the release of Macbook Pros but no fix had yet been released!

It was surreal to watch like 85% of the macs in the room kernel panicing all at once.

rsoerensen · Sep 21, 2006, 06:12 PM

This one fixed my MBP that was kp'ing all the time when using wireless. Means i can go back to using os x again! Before it would kernel panic every time the airport was used for about 30 sec. Sweet!

berkleeboy210 · Sep 21, 2006, 06:15 PM

Just downloaded on my MacBook (see specs in sig.)

However it wasn't listed in my software update as Security Update, it was listed as "Airport" it was a 2.1mb download.

And first reboot took quite some time.

all seems well though

bob_the_gorilla · Sep 21, 2006, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WildCowboy

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304420

Looks like this might be related to the "hacking" fiasco of awhile back...

Probably not - at least if you believe the note on each fix in that article, "There is no known exploit for this issue."

According to John Gruber at Daring Fireball - and I have no idea where he got the information - the vulnerabilities were discovered in an internal audit in response to those claims, but were not reported/uncovered/whatever by the researchers who started the whole drama. There's still no evidence to suggest that those guys were telling the truth, to my knowledge.

scottlinux · Sep 21, 2006, 06:22 PM

Doubtful or near impossible that a driver update can make an 802.11g card into a 802.11n card.

WildCowboy · Sep 21, 2006, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob_the_gorilla

Probably not - at least if you believe the note on each fix in that article, "There is no known exploit for this issue."

According to John Gruber at Daring Fireball - and I have no idea where he got the information - the vulnerabilities were discovered in an internal audit in response to those claims, but were not reported/uncovered/whatever by the researchers who started the whole drama. There's still no evidence to suggest that those guys were telling the truth, to my knowledge.

Yep...similar to what's said in the MacWorld article linked in post #4. But notice that I only said "related to" and put "hacking" in quotes, so what I said was true. The internal audit was triggered by the SecureWorks hullabaloo...that's all I really meant by it, as it's been shown that the SecureWorks folks "hacked" a third party device and driver, not AirPort. But yes, thanks for providing clarification on the issue.

slffl · 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by berkleeboy210

Just downloaded on my MacBook (see specs in sig.)
And first reboot took quite some time.

Hmmm, like how long? So far mine has been at the white apple screen with a rotating icon for 10 minutes.

Edit: over 20 minutes now. It is now at a blue screen with a restart icon.

Edit: Well after 30min I did a hard shutdown and rebooted, seems to be fine now.

xsedrinam · Sep 21, 2006, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slffl

Hmmm, like how long? So far mine has been at the white apple screen with a rotating icon for 10 minutes.

After installing Update, the Restart icon rotated 43 times before continuing to open. I am not neurotic. Just curious.

Bibulous · Sep 21, 2006, 06:44 PM

Installed just fine on a G4 TiBook running 10.4.7 with a normal restart.

daneoni · 07:08 PM

What does the darn thing do anyway, not a fan of these small updates that demand restarts. Probably won't have any effect on my usage...just another add-on

Snide · Sep 21, 2006, 07:17 PM

Is it my imagination, or does Safari seem more snappy?

p0intblank · Sep 21, 2006, 07:17 PM

Installed here and no problems.

Pressure · Sep 21, 2006, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xsedrinam

After installing Update, the Restart icon rotated 43 times before continuing to open. I am not neurotic. Just curious.

You, sir, need to get out some more!

OzMo · Sep 21, 2006, 07:35 PM

Installed and restarted ok on G4 17" PB and iMac 17" Core Duo.
Restart took a bit longer than normal in both cases.

Otherwise no probs that I can see.

The Tuck · Sep 21, 2006, 07:37 PM

It's not just Safari that's snappier, the WHOLE OS is snappier!

Thursday is the new Tuesday.

daneoni · Sep 21, 2006, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snide

Is it my imagination, or does Safari seem more snappy?

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Tuck

It's not just Safari that's snappier, the WHOLE OS is snappier!

Thursday is the new Tuesday.

Imagination. You sirs are suffering from the placebo effect

besler3035 · Sep 21, 2006, 07:52 PM

Took about 2 minutes to restart on my iBook G4, but when it prompted me to login, which it doesn't normally do. I entered my name and password and wouldn't accept it, so I finally restarted and everything worked fine after that.

Ace25 · Sep 21, 2006, 07:55 PM

Still no iChat update, huh? Anyone else having major problems connecting via audio or video chat. It is not just my computer either. I experienced it on a PowerBook, MacBook, and the newest Core 2 Duo iMac. Wierd...

joker2 · Sep 21, 2006, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xsedrinam

After installing Update, the Restart icon rotated 43 times before continuing to open. I am not neurotic. Just curious.

Got me curious... so mine rotated 16 times before it restarted (on the "blue" screen before the hardware restart) and 57 times on the grey screen at restart. Everything worked fine, for the record.

This in and of it self tells us absolutely nothing though -- I have never bothered to count either one before!

Sep 21, 2006, 05:12 PM	#1
Osarkon macrumors 68020 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wales	Airport Update 2006-001 for Macbook an airport update for my macbook is available, but I haven't installed it yet. Has anybody installed it? any problems, or noticeable difference? __________________ White Macbook: CD 2.0Ghz, 2Gb Ram, 60Gb Hdd Bondi Blue iMac: G3 350Mhz, 128Mb Ram, 15Gb Hdd iPod Classic 80Gb Black

Sep 21, 2006, 05:14 PM	#2
WildCowboy macrumors god Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: nowhere near the infinite loop anymore	http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304420 Looks like this might be related to the "hacking" fiasco of awhile back... __________________ 15" 2.4 GHz MacBook Pro -- 15" 1.67 GHz PowerBook -- 14" 1.2 GHz iBook

Sep 21, 2006, 05:43 PM	#5
Eidorian macrumors G3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indiana	sigh It's time to reboot. __________________ MRoogle it! hikari T7500 2.2 GHz / 4 GB / 320 GB / GMA X3100 / 10.5.8 chobimaru Core i5 750 2.66 GHz / 4 GB / 640 GB / 4830 / Windows 7

Sep 21, 2006, 05:57 PM	#6
MacNut macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Connecticut	sooo, I just updated and my iTunes icon in the dock disappeared. __________________ Happy Thanksgiving goble goble goble Last edited by Doctor Q : Sep 21, 2006 at 06:39 PM. Reason: removed comment on since-deleted post

Sep 21, 2006, 06:12 PM	#8
rsoerensen macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2006	Fixed my MBP This one fixed my MBP that was kp'ing all the time when using wireless. Means i can go back to using os x again! Before it would kernel panic every time the airport was used for about 30 sec. Sweet!

Sep 21, 2006, 05:27 PM	#4
Chris Grande macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2003	More info from MacWorld http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/09...less/index.php

Sep 21, 2006, 06:07 PM	#7
Squareball macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Palo Alto, CA	Finally! A last week we were at the Carson System's Future of Web Apps Summit and _every_ single macbook/pro was kernel panicing when their airtport was turned on. It was unreal! We tracked down the issue on the apple support forum and it's been a known problem since the release of Macbook Pros but no fix had yet been released! It was surreal to watch like 85% of the macs in the room kernel panicing all at once.

Sep 21, 2006, 06:15 PM	#9
berkleeboy210 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts	Just downloaded on my MacBook (see specs in sig.) However it wasn't listed in my software update as Security Update, it was listed as "Airport" it was a 2.1mb download. And first reboot took quite some time. all seems well though __________________ Mac: 13" MacBook Pro 2.2ghz Netbook: Dell Mini 10v Phone: Palm Pre Music: awaiting iPod Touch 3rd Gen

Sep 21, 2006, 06:22 PM	#11
scottlinux macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2005	Doubtful or near impossible that a driver update can make an 802.11g card into a 802.11n card.

Sep 21, 2006, 06:44 PM	#15
Bibulous Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005	Installed just fine on a G4 TiBook running 10.4.7 with a normal restart.

Sep 21, 2006, 06:48 PM	#16
daneoni macrumors 601 Join Date: Mar 2006	What does the darn thing do anyway, not a fan of these small updates that demand restarts. Probably won't have any effect on my usage...just another add-on Last edited by daneoni : Sep 21, 2006 at 07:08 PM.

Sep 21, 2006, 07:17 PM	#17
Snide macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2005	Is it my imagination, or does Safari seem more snappy?

Sep 21, 2006, 07:17 PM	#18
p0intblank macrumors 68020 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA	Installed here and no problems.

Sep 21, 2006, 07:35 PM	#20
OzMo macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia	Installed and restarted ok on G4 17" PB and iMac 17" Core Duo. Restart took a bit longer than normal in both cases. Otherwise no probs that I can see.

Sep 21, 2006, 07:37 PM	#21
The Tuck macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2003	It's not just Safari that's snappier, the WHOLE OS is snappier! Thursday is the new Tuesday.

Sep 21, 2006, 07:52 PM	#23
besler3035 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wyoming, MI	Took about 2 minutes to restart on my iBook G4, but when it prompted me to login, which it doesn't normally do. I entered my name and password and wouldn't accept it, so I finally restarted and everything worked fine after that. __________________ Unibody 15" MacBook Pro, iPod Classic 80 GB Visit me online at mindutopia.com

Sep 21, 2006, 07:55 PM	#24
Ace25 macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2005	Still no iChat update, huh? Anyone else having major problems connecting via audio or video chat. It is not just my computer either. I experienced it on a PowerBook, MacBook, and the newest Core 2 Duo iMac. Wierd...

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