Cisco vpn-mac os X 10.5 broken

Latest cisco vpn client does not work with newest mac os 10.5. I have it installed and i get a error 51 unable to communicate with the vpn subsystem. Please fix this asap cisco.
CM

I have heard reports that if you performed an upgrade to 10.5, you may need to reinstall the latest VPN client for it to work. It needs to reinstall some files that the upgrades process may have removed.
I performed a clean install of 10.5 and have been using the VPN client without any issues at all.

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<165>Feb 09 2012 06:48:56: %ASA-5-713120: Group = vpnaccess-xyz123, Username = xyzcompany\jdoe, IP = 10.10.10.10, PHASE 2 COMPLETED (msgid=xxxxxx).
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2: Ext: GigabitEthernet0/2 : address is c84c.75da.9a5a, irq 9
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6: Int: Not used            : irq 5
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Inside Hosts                 : Unlimited
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VPN-3DES-AES                 : Enabled
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GTP/GPRS                     : Disabled
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WebVPN Peers                 : 2
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