Luckily it doesn’t appear that macOS 10.13.2 has a detrimental effect on Macs. Mac security flaws and malware in our list here.įollowing the revelations about Intel’s chips being affected by the Meltdown and Spectre flaws, Microsoft confirmed that its own update that protects PCs from the vulnerabilities could slow older PCs down. watchOS did not require mitigation.” Read more about Meltdown and Spectre and other ![]() The company issued a statment saying: “Apple released mitigations for Meltdown in iOS 11.2, macOS 10.13.2, and tvOS 11.2. In January 2018 Apple confirmed that macOS 10.13.2 also protects users from the Meltdown bug associated with flaws in Intel chips. The update also addressed the Meltdown and Spector vulnerabilities (prior to them becoming widely known). Improves compatibility of Braille displays with Mail.Improves VoiceOver navigation when viewing PDF documents in Preview.Improves compatibility with certain third-party USB audio devices.To protect against ‘Spectre’ Apple issued a Supplemental Update to macOS 10.13.2 which includes a Spectre fix for Safari and WebKit. Apple also says that the update “addresses an issue that could cause Messages conversations to be temporarily listed out of order.” Find out more about the malicious link that is capable of crashing iOS and macOS if you click on it from the Messages app here. The 10.13.3 update also offered additional fixes for the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities mentioned below.Īpple also confirmed that this version of macOS also includes a fix for the ChaiOS text crash bug. If they did so they could enable App Store settings that would automatically install app updates which could put your Mac at risk (although the app update would have to go through the Mac App Store and be approved by Apple, and it would only work if the Mac was already logged in as an administrator.) That vulnerability allowed someone to gain access to App Store settings in System Preferences. Not present in the latest update, but thought to be coming soon: Displays privacy icons and links to explain how your data will be used and protected when Apple features ask to use your personal information.Displays warnings in the Safari Smart Search Field when interacting with password or credit card forms on non-encrypted web pages.There will also be new warnings in Safari if you are interacting with forms that require credit card information on unencrypted web pages. Usernames and password fields will only be completed in Safari when selected to improve data security.A fix for a bug that stops links appearing in Messages.Ability to sort Safari bookmarks by name or URL.A new keyboard shortcut to jump to the last tab open in Safari (Command+9).A fix for a problem with graphics corruption on the iMac Pro. ![]()
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