For those that aren’t updating to 10.5.5—because you may be on, say, Tiger—you’ll still want to grab Apple’s latest security update, the fetchingly named Security Update 2008-006. It’s rolled into 10.5.5, so Leopard users who have updated have no need to worry, but there are some fixes in there worth having.
For example, 2008-006 contains two fixes for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability that we discussed a while back. In addition, you’ll also be protected from a login window, maliciously crafted fonts, and a program called “slapconfig.” Which, I’m hoping against hope, will finally keep me safe from slap bets.
The update is available for both OS X client (PPC and Intel) and OS X server (PPC and Universal). That’s a whole lot of flavors—maybe Apple should take on Baskin-Robbins next.
Now, on to the more important question: why the hell do I keep thinking of ice cream when I’m writing up about software updates?
Yeah, another OS update for Leopard. And now my computer, a 12" 1.33ghz powerbook G4, runs even slower than under the last 10.5.4 update. I can't even watch videos on CNN because the feed is so jumpy. Shouldn't each update make your computer run, if not faster, at least smoother? Ah, the wonders of built in obsolescence.
I hear you @Tedd. I haven't been able to watch HD movie previews from Apple's site since updating to Leopard. I have to keep a constant eye on processor utilization before I do something expensive like load any Flash content. Hopefully October is going to bring some awesome new hardware.