![]() ![]() Sadly, there is no sign in this update of a fix to the so-called Thunderstrike 2 vulnerability, for which security researchers created a proof-of-concept worm to demonstrate how it could spread between Macbooks, infecting firmware. It’s good to see that Apple has now managed to fix this issue, before more harm is done, rather than waiting until the public release of OS X 10.11 El Capitan. Security researcher, Stefan Esser, published details of the vulnerability alongside proof-of-concept code before telling Apple about the flaw, and in the days that followed we began to see in-the-wild attacks exploiting the security hole. One of the highest profile security holes patched in the OS X 10.10.5 update is the DYLD_PRINT_TO_FILE privilege escalation exploit, through which a malicious hacker who has already broken into your computer could give themselves system-level powers to cause further harm. ![]() Security & Privacy + Security News OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Released - Fixing Numerous Security HolesĪpple has issued an update to the OS X Yosemite operating system, bringing it up to version 10.10.5.Īlthough many users will appreciate bug fixes that the company has incorporated into new versions of its Mail, Photos, and QuickTime Player apps, what will interest readers of this blog the most will be the security patches that Apple has rolled out.Īmongst the numerous security fixes incorporated into this update are fixes for issues with WebKit, Safari, Apache, BlueTooth, Kernel, and QuickTime 7. ![]()
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