Apple releases patch for Mac OS X
The Mac maker plugs security holes in Safari, Mail and ColorSync and includes open-source fixes for several other programs.
Robert Lemos Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Robert Lemos
covers viruses, worms and other security threats. Apple Computer released a software patch on Tuesday to fix seven
vulnerabilities in its Mac OS X operating system.
The fix repairs flaws in the Safari browser, the Mail program and the
ColorSync utility as well as four open-source programs, the computer
maker
Apple also announced that it would be changing how it names its advisories, numbering the bulletins sequentially for each year, a scheme currently used by Microsoft.
Apple Mac OS X users can update their systems using the operating system's updating utility.