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Apple has finally released a bug fix for the OS X Yosemite in order to prevent hackers from infiltrating Mac computers. The Mac OS X 10.10.5 was released just last week so that technical issues in the operating system can immediately be addressed, especially DYLD.

As mentioned in Tech Times, DYLD makes Mac computers with OS X Yosemite vulnerable to hackers. Once they are able to infiltrate the OS, they can easily run programs remotely by gaining illegal access to its administrator rights. Fortunatley for Mac users, Apple was able to quickly come up with a fix for this problem. So far, only one adware maker was able to make it through and take advantage of the said vulnerability.

The OS X from Apple may be recognized as a more secure operating system, as compared to Windows from Microsoft, but the Cupertino-based tech giant still has to regularly launch bug fixes. Although Apple has been quite consistent in this feat, they are oftentimes slow when it comes to the frequency of their patch releases. Microsoft, on the other hand, hosts Patch Tuesday monthly, wherein they launch a series of patches to address any possible issues.

Since the OS X 10.10.5 update was released, it managed to resolve more than 100 bugs, according to CNET. It improved the Mac OS X kernel, the device's Bluetooth capabilities, its notification features, and QuickTime. Of course, the system's vulnerability to aggressive hackers was also fixed by improving its environment sanitization.

It was a security researcher, Stefan Esser, who first found out that the OS X Yosemite could be exploited because of a DYLD issue. When Apple got wind of his report, the OS X 10.10.5 was immediately launched. However, Esser took to Twitter to tell everyone that Apple may have fixed the DYLD-related problem, but it paved the way for an even bigger security problem. Sadly, Esser did not divulge any specific details about this new concern.

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