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Where exactly is it good, that:

* apple told admins how to fix the vulnerability * apple shipped update 27.2, with no fix (today) * the update reverted the admin fix quietly

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The article warned of this already (re-applying the fix after updates). That update was likely already in the pipeline before this debacle. No one can say for sure though.

"AppleCar sometimes explodes on bumpy roads unless you manually disarm the bomb in the trunk before driving. If you do not drive on bumpy roads, you don't need to do anything. If you have disarmed the bomb, Apple Updates will automatically re-arm the bomb after every update. Please remember to manually disarm the bomb after each update."

It's right there in the article, look how proactive they're being!

LOL'd, you're literally correct though. I could unironically see Apple doing that given just a few things. And I'd prefer it to a vendor who stays silent about it until they have a full update out, and then just calls the deaths unfortunate or something. Or like, a vendor who already has the update ready, but withholds it while people continue to blow up because an embargo is more important for some reason.

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