Apple Releases Security Update 2007-004

[Eidorian]

Lucky me!

I installed the Security Update on one of my imaged machines. I'll see if Apple releases another version of this update before pushing it to other Macs.

~desu

 

[xJulianx]

Why would you need a security update for a Mac?? I plan on switching from Windows for, among other reasons, the fact that OSX already is secure. Isn't it??

Rich

Against viruses, yes. Against hackers and software exploits, no.

 

[Rocketman]

Video Conference,

I want to know if video conference scales to HDTV if you have the hardware and network bandwidth to support it? If so, it could replace some really expensive vertical solutions.

Rocketman

 

[Corrosive vinyl]

i have an iBook G4 and this update hosed up my airport or something. after my restart it won't automatically find the wireless networks and when i connect to a network, nothing happens. this happened a while ago and i had the wrong network password, but that's been fixed since then. when i try to open up internet connect, i have to force quit it b/c it freezes. any suggestions?

the same thing happens to me... before the install... i just redo the internet link put in WEP pw or whatever defunct system the modem uses, and away I go!

 

[Fabio_gsilva]

The same thing happened on my Mac mini.

Same here, om my MBP 17 rev. A.
My Mini either.

 

[Multimedia]

Thanks For Safari Stand Killmoms

Restart Required No Thanks. I'll wait 'til I have a break I can afford to reboot in. I wish Safari had a memory for all the windows and tabs that are open so you could restart it from where you left it last. Is that in Leopard's Safari anyone know?

A plugin for Safari called SafariStand that already does it.

Thank you so much. Wish I didn't have to quit it to make it work. But very glad to be able to "Restore Last Workspace". Fantastic.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Much.

 

[0098386]

After Mediafork has done it's business on both my iMacs and PowerBook I'll download this.

Bit buggered though... My PowerBook has been on for 36 days

 

[Lancetx]

Installed, rebooted, no sweat, no strain on two different machines. (iMac G4 & G5).

Might I suggest restarting the machine, then installing the update, and then restart again. I had both of mine update shortly after very recent reboots. Like I said, absolutely problem-free; no permissions issues, Keychain, Spotlight, nuttin'...

Same here on both an iMac and a MacBook. It took a while on the restart after the install, but that's it. Both are working fine.

 

[chris.niziolek]

Strange Reboot

My 15" MBP stalled on the apple boot up screen, then it restarted again, then the login screen popped up, it was kind of strange. Don't get discouraged if it takes a while to reboot.

 

[Westside guy]

Why would you need a security update for a Mac?? I plan on switching from Windows for, among other reasons, the fact that OSX already is secure. Isn't it??

As long as humans are involved with writing code, no system will ever be completely secure. It's not a black-or-white situation - it's all about shades of gray. OS X is quite secure by default... it's just not perfect.

Not to mention that some of the security fixes are not Mac-centric. The Kerberos vulnerability, for one - any OS that uses MIT's Kerberos implementation will have that vulnerability. This would also be the case, for example, with bugs in Samba or the CUPS printing system (I'm not saying there are currently bugs in those sub-systems; just using them for examples of OS X components that are used in other operating systems as well).

 

[Eraserhead]

Why would you need a security update for a Mac??

Because there are always things people miss, so software is insecure, it's made by humans so is inperfect, though it seems Apple does a good job of fixing issues before they get exploited which makes it more secure.

 

[polishmacuser]

After restarting my MacBook after installation, I seemed to hang on the Apple start screen for quite a while. My laptop restarted once again, and then went straight to the login screen.

Very odd. All seems fine now though.

not the only one man i really wonder why it does that

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

I had that hang up too, where the restart took forever. Does anyone know what causes this?

anyway no need to brag, but my windows PC has been up for about two months, and my mac has been shut down, about twice... Then again I never use the pc, and my mac is a notebook.

 

[Multimedia]

Not An Unusual Sequence On Reboot

My 15" MBP stalled on the apple boot up screen, then it restarted again, then the login screen popped up, it was kind of strange. Don't get discouraged if it takes a while to reboot.

Since you're new here, you may not know thie kind of restart after applying some updates is not unusual. Always need patience when you apply any updates that require a reboot.

 

[johnee]

When I buy my SR mbp in june p), will I have to install a boatload of updates or will the version of 10.4.9 that comes with it be a new build which has them all rolled in?

 

[DaBrain]

All Went well here!

No problems here on Intel Core Duo. Took several minutes. After restart, install began and about another 1.5 minutes sytem rebooted by itself and poof here we are.

Thanks Apple!--))))

 

[macwatcher]

This is one of those important updates that some won't do... and then they'll have a problem a few months down the road... and it will make the news that Apple OSX is susceptible to viruses

UPDATE NOW!!

 

[Cult Follower]

I love updates, its like getting free candy.

 

[BilltheCat]

Why would you need a security update for a Mac?? I plan on switching from Windows for, among other reasons, the fact that OSX already is secure. Isn't it??

Rich

I'm not home yet from work (1am) so havent seen the update contents yet. Can someone list the update contents and what the security update is for?

 

[JNB]

When I buy my SR mbp in june p), will I have to install a boatload of updates or will the version of 10.4.9 that comes with it be a new build which has them all rolled in?

Maybe.

Honestly, you will "likely" have some updating to do, but it will be painless.

 

[pdpfilms]

I'm showing Aperture update as well 1.5.3 129mb
I likey updates.

Ditto on the Aperture Update.

Aperture 1.5.3 addresses issues related to overall reliability and performance in a number of areas, including:

Generation of thumbnails for adjusted images
Entering and exiting Full Screen mode
Working with large sets of keywords in the Keywords HUD
Restoring from a vault

Among the specific issues that have been addressed:

Previews now update properly when images are sent to an external editor.
Leaf Aptus 22 and Aptus 75 images are now imported with the correct orientation.
When folders are imported as projects, the folder structure is now correctly preserved when identically named subfolders are included in the hierarchy.
Reconnecting referenced images that have been externally edited now works more reliably.
Setting the ColorSync profile in the Aperture Print dialog now correctly suppresses color management settings in the Mac OS X Print dialog.

 

[localoid]

I'm not home yet from work (1am) so havent seen the update contents yet. Can someone list the update contents and what the security update is for?

You should be able to find this specific info following the link in the 1st post in this thread, but here's the (direct) link to it: About Security Update 2007-004

 

[shawnce]

What gets installed...

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[ortuno2k]

Why would you need a security update for a Mac?? I plan on switching from Windows for, among other reasons, the fact that OSX already is secure. Isn't it??

Rich

You're kidding, right?
One of the reasons the OS is (and stays) secure is because Apple is constantly updating it.

You'll never, ever, EVER be 100% secure without ever taking your normal precautions.

No OS is 100% secure. 100%? No.

 

[ortuno2k]

When I buy my SR mbp in june p), will I have to install a boatload of updates or will the version of 10.4.9 that comes with it be a new build which has them all rolled in?

Depends on how many mbp's they have with the 10.4.6 version already.
You'd figure they'd update it all the way to 10.4.9; they've been doing it since they released Tiger, but I don't know how long it'd take.