Apple Fixes Mac Wi-Fi Vulnerability

Apple has fixed a vulnerability in its AirPort product that was disclosed late last year as part of the "Month of Kernel Bugs" program. An attacker would be able to compromise a Mac by sending specially crafted data to it over a wireless network, causing the system to crash, according to an Apple alert. The issue affected Intel Core Duo versions of its Mac Mini, MacBook and MacBook Pro lines.

"This update addresses the issue by performing additional validation of wireless frames," the company said in the advisory. The update will be automatically delivered via the Software Update feature of Mac OS X, or can be downloaded through the Apple software download site.