Security Update 2009-002 Available For Mac

Security Update 2009-002, which was bundled with the upgrade for Leopard to Mac OS X 10.5.7, and available separately for users of Tiger, plugged holes in BIND, CoreGraphics, Disk Images, Flash.

1. Security Update 2009-002 Available For Mac

​ Apple Issues New Security Updates, Patches APFS Volume Password Bug Posted on April 3rd, 2018 by Last week, Apple released updates for all of its current operating systems and Safari web browser, as well as security updates for macOS Sierra and OS X El Capitan. These updates came with new features, functionality and security fixes and enhancements. The following guide details what new features each updates includes, the bugs addressed—including patches for the —and where you can download each software update. MacOS High Sierra 10.13.4 Apple's new macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 is listed as an update that improves the stability, performance, and security of your Mac. Following are the bug fixes and new features included in macOS High Sierra 10.13.4:.

Adds support for Business Chat conversations in Messages in the U.S. Adds support for (eGPUs). Fixes graphics corruption issues affecting certain apps on iMac Pro. Allows jumping to the rightmost open tab using Command-9 in Safari. Enables sorting of Safari bookmarks by name or URL by Control-clicking and choosing Sort By.

Fixes an issue that may prevent web link previews from appearing in Messages. Helps protect privacy by only AutoFilling usernames and passwords after selecting them in a web form field in Safari. Displays warnings in the Safari Smart Search field when interacting with password or credit card forms on unencrypted webpages. Displays privacy icons and links to explain how your data will be used and protected when Apple features ask to use your personal information.

The sorting of Safari bookmarks is a new feature that many Apple pro users have anticipated for nearly 15 years (about time!), as well as support for external graphics processors (eGPU's). Unfortunately, Apple put some restrictions on their final implementation, such as compatibility only with Thunderbolt 3. There are, if you wish to experiment with these new features. The displaying of privacy icons is something I will touch on later, below. As for security related fixes, macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 patches 31 bugs. These include: System Preferences Impact: A configuration profile may incorrectly remain in effect after removal Description: An issue existed in CFPreferences. This issue was addressed through improved preferences cleanup.

WindowServer Impact: An unprivileged application may be able to log keystrokes entered into other applications even when secure input mode is enabled Description: By scanning key states, an unprivileged application could log keystrokes entered into other applications even when secure input mode was enabled. This issue was addressed by improved state management. APFS Impact: An APFS volume password may be unexpectedly truncated Description: An injection issue was addressed through improved input validation.

Security Update 2009-002 Available For Mac

Disk Management Impact: An APFS volume password may be unexpectedly truncated Description: An injection issue was addressed through improved input validation. Apple addressed 5 security flaws in the Kernel, Intel and NVIDIA graphics drivers also received attention, and Mail received 2 fixes as well. On the APFS volume password issue, you may recall on the Mac Security Blog, where Intego pointed out an issue in which encrypted volume passwords were stored in logs in plaintext. This bug appears to have been fixed with macOS High Sierra 10.13.4. However, as Howard Oakley, passwords that were already stored in logs are still there!

Check out his article for tips on what to do if you think this bug may have affected you. MacOS 10.13.4 is also the first update that can now be applied to all compatible and supported Apple systems. This means no more separate downloads are needed for iMac Pro users. Also released were security updates for macOS 10.12 Sierra and OS X 10.11 El Capitan. In these security updates, Apple addressed 15 issues impacting the older operating systems. For the full list of security bugs addressed by these updates,.

For the complimentary list of components and macOS High Sierra 10.13.4, Security Update 2018-002 Sierra and Security Update 2018-002 El Capitan, you can download them from the App Store under the Updates tab. You can also download the updates from Apple's website, here:. As always, when downloading software from any website, even a trusted one, make sure to verify the download before installing. Apple has guidelines on this that.

All updates should include a firmware update, so you can expect your Mac to restart twice before the installation completes. Classic Mac Pro (pre-2013) users may have to run the Combo update for the firmware update to show. No details have been released about the firmware updates, but the common speculation is that it provides additional Meltdown/Spectre patches. IOS 11.3 Available for iPhone 5s and later, iPad Air and later, and iPod touch 6th generation, the new iOS 11.3 fixes 44 security issues.