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Tuesday
Nov162010

Try Again:Mac OS X Server v10.6.5 (10H575) Update

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

 

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