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
Update on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 07:18AM by
drStrangeP0rk
They have patched over 70 issues, the update list is incredibly long so I am still checking all the details. In addition there have been some issues for users of Whole Disk Encryption from PGP corporation.
Directly from there site. http://forum.pgp.com/t5/PGP-Whole-Disk-Encryption-for/ALERT-PGP-MAC-WDE-Compatibility-Problem-with-MAC-OS-X-10-6-5/td-p/40568
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