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Thursday, August 03, 2006

Apple fixes 26 Mac OS flaws

CNET:

Apple Computer issued on Tuesday updates for its Mac OS X operating system to fix 26 security flaws, some serious.

The vulnerabilities could enable a variety of attacks, security company Symantec said in an advisory sent out to customers of its DeepSight intelligence service. "Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code, trigger denial-of-service conditions, elevate privileges, and disclose potentially sensitive information," Symantec said.

This is a joke, right? OK, it's not funny. But this sort of thing is an unpleasant reminder that computer security would still be a huge problem if Apple, and not Microsoft, ruled the land.

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