Tuesday
Nov162010
Try Again:Mac OS X Server v10.6.5 (10H575) Update
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 08:18AM
Apple pulled and then re-released an update for Mac OSX server after a discovery of a vulnerability in memory aliasing in Dovecot which resulted in a user receiving another users email. If your server is using Dovecot for mail then this update is required, otherwise the update can be applied during off-hours mainly due to requiring a restart.
Apple's gerneralized list of fixes:
- - 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
in Apple, Mac OSX 10.6, Server
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