Apple and Microsoft Release Critical Patches 194
SkiifGeek writes "Both Microsoft and Apple have released major security updates in the last 24 hours. Microsoft's single update (MS09-017) addresses fourteen distinct vulnerabilities across all supported versions of PowerPoint, but it isn't the number of patched vulnerabilities that is causing trouble. Instead, the decision to release the patch for Windows versions while OS X and Works versions remain vulnerable to the same remote code execution risks (including one that is currently being exploited) hasn't gone down well with some people. Microsoft have given various reasons why this is the case, but this mega-update-in-a-patch is still interesting for other reasons. Meanwhile, Apple has updated OS X 10.5 to 10.5.7 as part of the 2009-002 Security Update, as well as a cumulative update for Safari 3 and the Public Beta for 4. As well as addressing numerous significant security risks, the 10.5.7 update provides a number of stability and capability enhancements and incorporates the Safari 3 update patch. Probably the most surprising element of the Apple update is the overall size of it; 442MB for the point update, and 729MB for the ComboUpdate."
Dashboard patched thoroughly (Score:5, Informative)
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Re:Static linking (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Static linking (Score:3, Informative)
I'm not sure how this is insightful. A .app is a directory. While everything is bundled in it (not strictly true, but close enough), they're still separate files, and dynamic linking works just fine. Another thing that works just fine is updaters that replace only some of the files in the .app.
Re:Static linking (Score:3, Informative)
There are no "single language" versions of Mac OS X system software updates (at least not until now). What you are talking about is the delta version [apple.com] of the update. All updates always update all languages.
Re:Apple is Bad Too (Score:5, Informative)
That is being bundled with fixes and enhancements to their own software like "iCal: Improves overall reliability with CalDav." The MS update is all labeled "Vulnerability to . . ."
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Re:I agree, (And have reasons) (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Damned if you do, damned if you don't. (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Dashboard patched thoroughly (Score:3, Informative)
float->double->long doubles->infinite precision decimals
Take the current type, up it to the next, and you can make ever more precise calculation conversions. If the storage type is too small, converting, say, a million miles to micrometers is going to come out wrong.
Re:numbers wrong (Score:5, Informative)
Re:obvious conflict of interest (Score:3, Informative)