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Apple update patches 31 security flaws
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Computer Active
 
By Computer Active
Published on November 29, 2006
 
Update repairs known Wi-Fi issue

Apple has released a new security update that patches 31 security flaws in various versions of its Mac OS X operating system.

Twelve of the 22 patched software components suffer from flaws that could allow for remote code execution.
 

Vulnerabilities ranging from denial of service attacks to system privilege escalation

Other fixes deal with vulnerabilities ranging from denial of service attacks to system privilege escalation.

Among the vulnerabilities patched in the update is an Airport vulnerability first publicised by researcher H D Moore on the first day of his Month of Kernal Bugs (MoKB) project.

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