Does Security Update 2008-008 include a fix for "Network Settings" message?

I tried posting this earlier but it was removed, I suppose, because it contained a rather mild comment expressing disappointment. Here is the expurgated version. I'm not inviting rants.
I've looked through the description of the update (it's titled, incorrectly, for 10.5.6 only; in fact, it's a release for 10.4.11, as well.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338
My "user to user," technical question: Am I correct in concluding that there is no mention in this description of a fix for the "Your network settings have been changed by another application" "problem" which first appeared with 2008-006, almost three months ago? It seems that way, but I don't pretend to understand all the technical language, so I'm asking someone to confirm.
Description aside, has anyone yet seen what this update, in practice, does or does not do for this issue? Thanks

Seems so, unfortunately

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    [X-Lab Archive and install|http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/archiveinstall.html]
    [Kappy's A&I instructions|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1823034&tstart=0 ]
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    I think #1 to which all agree is to make sure you have a backup of your computer in case you do need to back out of it again.
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    I do apologise if this is the incorrect discussion group, but I couldn’t find a email address to report this so I thought I would post it and it may eventually get to the right people.
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  • OSX cannot boot-up after installing Security Update 2008-008

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  • Security Update 2008-001 broke AirPort!

    Forgive the lengthy post... I think I already know the answer to this question, but I'm throwing it out there in case others are having difficulty with the same or similar problems.
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