Apple Patches Mavericks SSL Flaw: Update Now

Security update patches goto fail flaw that enables attackers to intercept communications, but wont help the 23% of Macs running older OS

Apple has released a patch for OS X to fix a critical goto fail SSL flaw that attackers could use to eavesdrop on a targets communications, including everything from emails and address book appointments to FaceTime video chats and Find My Mac tracking information.
The bug was caused by a line of C code that says goto fail, which was a self-descriptive irony too amusing to ignore, said Paul Ducklin, head of technology for Sophos in the Asia Pacific region, in a blog post.
Apples security update fixes that SSL connection verification flaw -- as the technology giant instead labeled it -- in OS X Mavericks 10.9 and 10.9.1, as well as a number of other security problems. Meanwhile, the company also issued security updates for OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5, and OS X Lion Server 10.7.5, although none of them are reportedly vulnerable to the goto-fail bug.
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