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:
You can complete the upgrade on your own time by following the directions below: If you are upgrading a laptop, make sure your AC power cord is connected to your computer. For help uploading files to Google Drive, review these instructions.
Employees have access to unlimited storage on Google Drive.
You may lose unsaved data if the upgrade is not successful.
Please back up any important documents or other content before starting the upgrade and close all applications. What do employees with an outdated macOS need to do now? After Friday, July 17, we will begin to automatically upgrade machines that have not been upgraded. Employees who are using a Rowan-owned computer with any of those versions of the macOS installed must upgrade their operating system by Friday, July 17. Information Resources & Technology will be phasing out support for macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra and macOS El Capitan on Rowan-owned computers this summer since Apple has stopped -or will soon stop - providing updates for those operating systems.