Software update now joined with BBC News.

Not mentioned in the security update ...
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Not mentioned doesn't mean not included. And yes, the update does include that patch. I would have expected better of the BBC.

The DMG loophole has currently only been seen to work in the laboratory. No users have been caught out by it.
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In the name of publicity and PR, just about *anything* is possible in the labroratory.
 
Slow news day?

I'm sure that there's tons of people that just love reading about software updates. Especially ones for a platform that the majority of people don't use..
 
Don't underestimate things here. First: A security update _is_ important. In my opinion, it's currently more important "tech news" than, say, a 10.4.8 update improving Rosetta performance. There are various aspects about an Apple security update that are important for the _whole_ tech industry, not just Mac users (who'll be informed via Software Update, anyway...). For example: Users of other platforms might wonder how Mac OS X users get their security updates. How quickly are problems solved. Etc.
 
hmmm, maybe I'm reading too much into this, but this feels a passive-agressive retailation against the recent Mac advertising campaign touting its security. (disgruntled PC-using journalist, perhaps? or maybe a newsroom with loyalties to someone else?)

Didn't that airport issue only affect you if you used a non-airport extreme card?

Security updates may be important news within the mac community, but the way this story is presented makes it seem as though the Mac could be in serious jeopardy, and that Apple in incompetant to keep up with the threat.
 
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