Filed under: Internet, Software Update
Safari 4.0.2 released
Fire up Software Update, Apple just released Safari 4.0.2!
As usual, the release notes are extremely informative (laugh), stating:
This update is recommended for all Safari users and improves the stability of the Nitro JavaScript engine and includes the latest compatibility and security fixes.
Looking a the actual security announcement, this is is one update you're going to want to install. One of the security fixes addresses potential cross-site scripting attacks, via WebKit's handling of parent and top objects. The other fix addresses memory allocation for numeric character references, which if exploited, could allow arbitrary code execution or application termination after visiting a malicious site.
These issues affect Mac OS X and Windows XP and Vista, so everyone, download your Safari updates!
As usual, you will have to restart your computer after installation.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Joachim Bean said 5:18PM on 7-08-2009
I'm updating everything right now. I'm hoping for more stablity.
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Bingo said 9:37PM on 7-08-2009
Holy crap, yeah, more stability. I have never experienced such crap from Apple as Safari 4. I couldn't browse for more than a few minutes before the shit crashed.
Josh said 5:25PM on 7-08-2009
I really really really hate that you need to reboot after installing safari/quicktime updates. It just makes me feel i'm using Windows all over again :(
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Olly said 5:33PM on 7-08-2009
I get QuickTime needing to restart, the whole OS relies on it, it can't change without restarting. But Safari? Anyone know the explanation?
Steven Fisher said 5:41PM on 7-08-2009
A Safari update is usually also a WebKit update. Any Mac OS X application could potentially use WebKit. Off the top of my head: Finder, iChat, Mail and TextEdit all use WebKit. That's just the top four.
By the time you detect every application using WebKit and quit it for every logged in user, you might as well just restart.
Nirgal said 10:56AM on 7-09-2009
I agree with Josh re rebooting. It's absolutely possible to patch Solaris & other *NIX systems without rebooting. Why would it be necessary to reboot after updating a mere application?
Doug McIntosh said 3:37AM on 7-10-2009
You have to do a reboot in OS X after any update that has Kernel-level access.
I believe that WebKit, upon which Safari is based, is a .kext (Kernel Extension).
Therefore, this update is far more than just for "An application".
And oh, by the way, there are some updates that even require a reboot of Linux and Unix. (And yes, I know about ksplice).
But ya know, I don't see what the big deal is about rebooting. Afterall, thanks primarily to Apple's incredible launchd, OS X probably has the fastest boot times of any modern OS.
But you will NEVER see OS X require reboot-after-reboot like Windows...
brianrharris said 5:25PM on 7-08-2009
Seriously, what sort of info are you really looking for in the release notes? Fixed but on line 17423 of Main.m where we screwed up in the following ways...
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Joshua Ochs said 5:48PM on 7-08-2009
Slashdot no longer has the little relationship bubbles spilling all over the place in comment threads.
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Barry W said 6:45PM on 7-08-2009
I was hoping the fix would properly render the new google calendar widget now available for GMail.
No such luck.
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josephwardell said 7:36PM on 7-08-2009
There was a bug with Safari 4 that was causing Safari to crash on the Apple Store when LazyMouse or some other programs (including Apple's VoiceOver) were running.
This latest version fixes that bug.
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Teevan said 7:42PM on 7-08-2009
It doesn't work with Snow Leopard
Michael Crandell said 7:57PM on 7-08-2009
It would be nice if they fixed the issue they are having with web pages loading VERY SLOWLY. This page took 16 seconds to load.
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sessamoid said 8:40PM on 7-08-2009
This page loaded in less than 3 seconds for me on Safari 4.
Buckingham said 9:22PM on 7-08-2009
Can someone check if the search bar in the apple forums (discussions.apple.com) is shown improperly like on this screenshot?
http://imgur.com/gHhCq.png
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Mark said 9:47PM on 7-08-2009
Yep, looks that way to me too!
arrrghSAM said 11:46PM on 7-08-2009
It's looked that way for me since version 4.0
advanceking said 10:15PM on 7-08-2009
Safari Sucks. Use Firefox for a good web browsing experiance
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AdventTech67 said 7:38PM on 7-10-2009
All of you are a bunch of ineXperienced Mac Users. Gimme, gimme, gimme. You should be grateful that, we aren't eXperiencing Microsoft's woes at the moment. Now I see where the weak LINKS are.
P.S.
I've been a devoted to Apple since I first got my Performa 6200, OS 7.5.1. I've dabbled a bit with other Macs, + newer software for Macs. Thru the years I've never had to work so hard on the Mac platform like I do with Windows.
God bless & all a good niter.
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Jason said 5:17PM on 7-09-2009
Yay for stability! As soon as I updated & restarted I fired up Safari and it crashed! S4 is really bad!
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