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Apple released 31 patches yesterday for exploitable flaws in the Mac OS X operating system. The free updates can be downloaded using OS X’s software update feature, or directly from Apple.

Brain Kreb’s Security Fix reported that the first patch corrects a flaw found in the wireless cards on certain Mac systems which HD Moore, a researcher, first uncovered earlier this month, and which attackers can use to install malware. Apple said the vulnerability is present in eMac, iBook, iMac, PowerBook G3, PowerBook G4, and Power Mac G4 systems equipped with an original AirPort card; systems with the AirPort Extreme card are not affected.

The remainder of the patches correct easily exploitable flaws, such as malware that can be installed when a computer simply visits a specific website. Other flaws corrected include a fix for ClamAV, which is an antivirus program used by OS X, as well as a whole hacker’s dozen of vulnerabilities with how OS X unzips compressed files.

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