Apple patches Safari web browser

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Apple has posted Safari 5.1.2 – its web browser for Mac and Windows operating systems.

The update plugs various security holes, plus:

  • Improves stability
  • Addresses issues that could cause hangs and excessive memory usage
  • Addresses issues that could cause webpages to flash white
  • Allows PDFs to be displayed within web content

Apple Safari 5.1.2 requires Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2 or Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and can be applied via Software Update.

Safari 5.0.4 for Windows requires Windows 7, Vista, or XP SP2; a minimum of 256 Mb of memory; and a system with at least a 500 MHz Intel Pentium processor (using Top Sites and Cover Flow features require a compatible DirectX 9.0 video card with 64MB of video RAM).