Apple releases Java security updates

03.04.2012
It's probably safe to turn your Mac on again. Just a day after reports spread about a that could install itself on your Mac without requiring that you enter a password, Apple has released .

The updates, which are available for Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard and 10.7.3 Lion (including both OS's Server editions), patch multiple vulnerabilities in Java 1.6.0_29--including some that could allow malicious code to run on your Mac outside of the Java sandbox, triggered merely by your visiting a webpage containing the right nefarious code.

For full details on the update, Apple points .

The update patches no fewer than a dozen vulnerabilities, including the one exploited most recently in the newly-discovered Flashback Trojan horse variant.

The security holes in question were patched for Windows users back in February; for lagging behind Windows in such areas.

The patches are available or via Software Update.