AirPort Extreme 2007-002

Apple today posted a new update to its AirPort Extreme wireless networking software to fix a problem introduced in its previous WiFi update. Apple says the update includes a security fix for a wireless security flaw that could be used by attackers to crash a system--the same flaw fixed in the previous update, but that the new patch contains an additional non-security fix for a compatibility issue when using certain third-party access points configured to use WEP. Apple says that systems which installed AirPort Extreme Update 2007-001 are correctly patched for CVE-2006-6292, but that installing AirPort Extreme Update 2007-002 is recommended to obtain the additional compatibility fix. Sytems that have not yet applied AirPort Extreme Update 2007-001 should apply AirPort Extreme Update 2007-002, the company noted on website.

by MacNN Staff