Following the release of macOS 12.2.1 Monterey, Apple has released updates for macOS Big Sur and macOS Catalina, which fixed a critical security flaw in the OS. The company hasn’t disclosed the specific security issues that plug the latest updates, but it’s likely that the updates improve the security of macOS. These two security updates, which are recommended for all users, come soon after the Cupertino-based company released WebKit security-related updates for both macOS Big Sur and macOS Catalina in January.
according to information share By Apple, the version of the update for macOS Big Sur is 11.6.4, and the firmware version for the macOS Catalina update is 2022-002. Both have no published CVE (Common Vulnerability and Exposure) details. This is Safari 15.3 in . This comes a few days after the release of security updates for macOS Big Sur (Version 11.6.3) And MacOS Catalina 2022-001 who addressed webkit vulnerability.
Earlier this week, Apple released MacOS 12.2.1 Monterey. The update fixed a major security flaw on the web browser engine used on WebKit, Safari, Mail, the App Store, and some Linux applications. The vulnerability could have allowed an attacker to process maliciously crafted content on the Web to arbitrarily execute code on a user’s computer. Apple also acknowledged that the security flaw may have been actively exploited, and recommends users install the update as soon as possible.
Other improvements coming with macOS 12.2.1 include a fix for a bug that caused battery to drain in sleep mode MacBook models powered by Intel processors, Apple says that there was a problem of battery drain when connecting to Bluetooth peripherals. Users reported battery drain issue after updating to macOS 12.2. apple is doing work On macOS 12.3 that will probably bring a solution for the same problem M1-Powered MacBook,
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