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Apple has issued an update to its AirPort Base Station software, and this update includes a patch for one security flaw. The AirPort Utility 5.5.1 software, available via Software Update, is a 10 MB download, and, after installation, will prompt users, when launched, to apply the new firmware update to AirPort base stations and Time Capsules. This update is available for Mac OS X 10.5.7 or later, and more information about the vulnerability that is patched can be found here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Apple has issued an update to its AirPort Base Station software, and this update includes a patch for one security flaw. The AirPort Utility 5.5.1 software, available via Software Update, is a 10 MB download, and, after installation, will prompt users, when launched, to apply the new firmware update to AirPort base stations and Time […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1656,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[19,3151,119],"class_list":["post-1493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-security-privacy","tag-airport","tag-apple","tag-security-update"],"yoast_head":"\nApple Updates AirPort Base Station Software and Patches Security Flaw - The Mac Security Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Apple has issued an update to its AirPort Base Station software, and this update includes a patch for one security flaw. 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