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Nov102010

APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1 Mac OS X v10.6.5 and Security Update 2010-007  

Apple has released a very large security update to Mac OSX v10.6.5 Client and Server to address a host of CVE related to AFP Server, Apache, Apache mod_Pearl, AppKit, ATS, Core Foundation Network, directoryServices, OpenLDAP, CUPS, diskdev_cmds, gzip, ImageIO, neon, and Core Text and Graphics. Total download size is 517 megabytes for client and over 700 megabytes for OSX Server. Also remember that a restart is required. 

Taken directly from Software Update:

The 10.6.5 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes that:

 

  • improve reliability with Microsoft Exchange servers
  • address performance of some image-processing operations in iPhoto and Aperture
  • address stability and performance of graphics applications and games
  • resolve a delay between print jobs
  • address a printing issue for some HP printers connected to an AirPort Extreme
  • resolve an issue when dragging contacts from Address Book to iCal
  • address an issue where dragging an item from a stack causes the Dock to not automatically hide
  • resolve an issue with Wikipedia information not displaying correctly in Dictionary
  • improve performance of MainStage on certain Mac systems
  • resolve spacing issues with OpenType fonts
  • improve reliability with some Bluetooth braille displays
  • resolve a VoiceOver issue when browsing some web sites with Safari 5

The 10.6.5 update is recommended for all servers currently running Snow Leopard Server. This update includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for:

 

  • - name queries in Web Calendar match against first name, last name and email attributes 
  • - improved setup of Podcast Producer service when bound to an Active Directory server
  • - preventing Podcast Capture from always storing passwords in keychain
  • - reliability of Web Podcast Capture
  • - stopping Podcast Producer recordings with remote cameras 
  • - reliability of connections between Podcast Producer server with remote cameras
  • - Podcast Producer workflows publishing to a wiki page with an Active Directory account
  • - synchronization of audio and video output from Podcast Producer workflows which include intro videos or titling or transitions
  • - use of "-" character in specifying DHCP Subnets with Server Admin
  • - improved Wiki Server connection latency 
  • - use of "/" character with Wiki Server mailing lists
  • - configuration of iChat Server when changing host names using changeip 
  • - preventing automatic changes to a ".local" domain in iChat Server configuration due to DNS unresponsiveness
  • - importing of iChat accounts with Managed Preferences
  • - preventing network homes being used after mobile accounts enabled
  • - corrections to the iCal Preference Manifest
  • - viewing of IPP print queues with Workgroup Manager
  • - reliability of External Accounts with FAT32 file systems
  • - reliability of applying Managed Preferences to Macs that have been idle
  • - allowing administrators to bypass Managed Preferences at login
  • - improper removal of older updates by Software Update Server
  • - using Server Assistant to setup remote servers
  • - reliability and logging of Mail Server
  • - reliability of Managed Preferences
  • - reliability of Web Server with PHP scripts

 

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