MacOS Sierra Security Updates



Additionally, new security updates are available for Mac users running MacOS Mojave 10.14.6 and macOS High Sierra 10.13.6. How to Download & Install MacOS Catalina 10.15.5 Update Always backup the Mac with Time Machine before installing updates to system software. MacOS Sierra 10.12.2 update was made available through the App Store today, and accompanied by much more detailed release notes and a very long list of the security vulnerabilities which it addresses. Updating On this iMac17,1, this took less than half an hour to install. It proceeded with two full restarts (marked by startup chimes. Look for the most recent macOS update and check which versions of macOS it was released for. If a version of macOS isn’t receiving new updates, it isn’t supported anymore. For example, in May 2018, the latest release of macOS was macOS 10.13 High Sierra. This release is supported with security updates, and the previous releases—macOS 10. High Sierra will still work even after security support have stopped. We’ll just have to be vigilant and perform security measures, install an anti-malware, anti-virus software. Though even with. About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.3, Security Update 2018-001 Sierra, and Security Update 2018-001 El Capitan About Apple security updates For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are available.

Apple to End macOS 10.13 High Sierra Security Updates This November

From August 2020

Apple will stop all security updates for macOS 10.13 High Sierra in the fall of 2020. That means if you fail to replace your Mac or upgrade your macOS to a newer version by November, you would be putting your data at risk due to less advanced security.
The following computers cannot run macOS 10.14 Mojave or higher and should be replaced by the end of the year:
MacBook Air introduced in 2011 or earlier
MacBook Pro introduced in 2011 or earlier
Mac mini introduced in 2011 or earlier
iMac introduced in 2011 or earlier
Mac Pro introduced mid-2010 or mid-2012

How do I know what Mac and macOS I have?
To see which Mac and macOS you have click on the Apple icon on the top right hand part of the screen and then click “About This Mac” in the drop-down menu.

There it should tell you the kind of Mac you have and which macOS you’re running.
What can I do if I’m still running High Sierra?
If you have a Mac that is too old to update to macOS 10.14 Mojave or newer, please contact us to discuss your options for replacement. If you can update to Mojave or a newer OS, please consult with us first. We will make sure that any software you are currently using will be compatible with a newer OS.

About Apple security updates

For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are available. Recent releases are listed on the Apple security updates page.

For more information about security, see the Apple Product Security page. You can encrypt communications with Apple using the Apple Product Security PGP Key.

Apple security documents reference vulnerabilities by CVE-ID when possible.

Security

macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan

Released December 6, 2017

APFS

Available for: macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: APFS encryption keys may not be securely deleted after hibernating

Description: A logic issue existed in APFS when deleting keys during hibernation. This was addressed with improved state management.

CVE-2017-13887: David Ryskalczyk

Entry added June 21, 2018

apache

Available for: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6, macOS Sierra 10.12.6, macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted Apache configuration directive may result in the disclosure of process memory

Description: Multiple issues were addressed by updating to version 2.4.28.

CVE-2017-9798: Hanno Böck

Entry updated December 18, 2018

Auto Unlock

Available for: macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to gain elevated privileges

Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation.

CVE-2017-13905: Samuel Groß (@5aelo)

Entry added October 18, 2018

CFNetwork Session

Available for: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6, macOS Sierra 10.12.6, macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges

Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2017-7172: Richard Zhu (fluorescence) working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative

Entry added January 22, 2018

Contacts

Available for: macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: Sharing contact information may lead to unexpected data sharing

Description: An issue existed in the handling of Contact sharing. This issue was addressed with improved handling of user information.

CVE-2017-13892: Ryan Manly of Glenbrook High School District 225

Entry added October 18, 2018

CoreAnimation

Available for: macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges

Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2017-7171: 360 Security working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative, and Tencent Keen Security Lab (@keen_lab) working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative

Entry added January 22, 2018

CoreFoundation

Available for: macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to gain elevated privileges

Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation.

CVE-2017-7151: Samuel Groß (@5aelo)

Entry added October 18, 2018

curl

Available for: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6, macOS Sierra 10.12.6, macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: Malicious FTP servers may be able to cause the client to read out-of-bounds memory

Description: An out-of-bounds read issue existed in the FTP PWD response parsing. This issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

CVE-2017-1000254: Max Dymond

Directory Utility

Available for: macOS Sierra 10.12.6, macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Not impacted: macOS Sierra 10.12.6 and earlier

Impact: An attacker may be able to bypass administrator authentication without supplying the administrator’s password

Description: A logic error existed in the validation of credentials. This was addressed with improved credential validation.

CVE-2017-13872

ICU

Available for: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6, macOS Sierra 10.12.6, macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to read restricted memory

Description: An integer overflow was addressed through improved input validation.

CVE-2017-15422: Yuan Deng of Ant-financial Light-Year Security Lab

Entry added March 14, 2018

Intel Graphics Driver

Available for: macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2017-13883: Yu Wang of Didi Research America

CVE-2017-7163: Yu Wang of Didi Research America

CVE-2017-7155: Yu Wang of Didi Research America

Entry updated December 21, 2017

Intel Graphics Driver

Available for: macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory

MacOS Sierra Security Updates

Description: An out-of-bounds read issue existed that led to the disclosure of kernel memory. This was addressed through improved input validation.

CVE-2017-13878: Ian Beer of Google Project Zero

Intel Graphics Driver

Available for: macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges

Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed through improved bounds checking.

CVE-2017-13875: Ian Beer of Google Project Zero

IOAcceleratorFamily

Available for: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6, macOS Sierra 10.12.6, macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges

Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2017-7159: found by IMF developed by HyungSeok Han (daramg.gift) of SoftSec, KAIST (softsec.kaist.ac.kr)

Entry updated December 21, 2017

IOKit

Available for: macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges

Description: An input validation issue existed in the kernel. This issue was addressed through improved input validation.

CVE-2017-13848: Alex Plaskett of MWR InfoSecurity

CVE-2017-13858: an anonymous researcher

IOKit

Available for: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6, macOS Sierra 10.12.6, macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges

Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved state management.

CVE-2017-13847: Ian Beer of Google Project Zero

IOKit

Available for: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6, macOS Sierra 10.12.6, macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Macos High Sierra Security Update 2019

Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2017-7162: Tencent Keen Security Lab (@keen_lab) working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative

Entry updated January 10, 2018

Kernel

Available for: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6, macOS Sierra 10.12.6, macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2017-13904: Kevin Backhouse of Semmle Ltd.

Entry added February 14, 2018

Kernel

Available for: macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to read kernel memory (Meltdown)

Description: Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis of the data cache.

CVE-2017-5754: Jann Horn of Google Project Zero; Moritz Lipp of Graz University of Technology; Michael Schwarz of Graz University of Technology; Daniel Gruss of Graz University of Technology; Thomas Prescher of Cyberus Technology GmbH; Werner Haas of Cyberus Technology GmbH; Stefan Mangard of Graz University of Technology; Paul Kocher; Daniel Genkin of University of Pennsylvania and University of Maryland; Yuval Yarom of University of Adelaide and Data61; and Mike Hamburg of Rambus (Cryptography Research Division)

Entry updated January 5, 2018

Kernel

Available for: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6, macOS Sierra 10.12.6, macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2017-13862: Apple

CVE-2017-13867: Ian Beer of Google Project Zero

Entry updated December 21, 2017

Kernel

Available for: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6, macOS Sierra 10.12.6, macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to read restricted memory

Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.

CVE-2017-7173: Brandon Azad

Entry updated January 11, 2018

Kernel

Available for: macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2017-13876: Ian Beer of Google Project Zero

Kernel

Available for: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6, macOS Sierra 10.12.6, macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to read restricted memory

Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2017-13855: Jann Horn of Google Project Zero

Kernel

Available for: macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to read restricted memory

Upgrade Macos Sierra

Description: A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.

CVE-2017-13865: Ian Beer of Google Project Zero

Kernel

Available for: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6, macOS Sierra 10.12.6, macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to read restricted memory

High

Description: A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.

CVE-2017-13868: Brandon Azad

CVE-2017-13869: Jann Horn of Google Project Zero

Kernel

Available for: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6, macOS Sierra 10.12.6, macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory

Description: An input validation issue existed in the kernel. This issue was addressed through improved input validation.

CVE-2017-7154: Jann Horn of Google Project Zero

Entry added December 21, 2017

Mail

Available for: macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: A S/MIME encrypted email may be inadvertently sent unencrypted if the receiver's S/MIME certificate is not installed

Description: An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management.

CVE-2017-13871: Lukas Pitschl of GPGTools

Entry updated December 21, 2017

Update After Macos Sierra 10.13

Mail Drafts

Available for: macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An attacker with a privileged network position may be able to intercept mail

Mac High Sierra Security Update Stuck

Description: An encryption issue existed with S/MIME credentials. The issue was addressed with additional checks and user control.

CVE-2017-13860: Michael Weishaar of INNEO Solutions GmbH

Entry updated January 10, 2018

OpenSSL

Available for: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6, macOS Sierra 10.12.6, macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to read restricted memory

Download Macos Sierra

Description: An out-of-bounds read issue existed in X.509 IPAddressFamily parsing. This issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

CVE-2017-3735: found by OSS-Fuzz

Perl

Available for: macOS Sierra 10.12.6

Impact: This bugs can allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service

Description: Public CVE-2017-12837 was addressed by updating the function in Perl 5.18

CVE-2017-12837: Jakub Wilk

Entry added October 18, 2018

Screen Sharing Server

Available for: macOS Sierra 10.12.6, macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: A user with screen sharing access may be able to access any file readable by root

Description: A permissions issue existed in the handling of screen sharing sessions. This issue was addressed with improved permissions handling.

CVE-2017-7158: Trevor Jacques of Toronto

MacOS Sierra Security Updates

Entry updated December 21, 2017

SIP

Available for: macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

CVE-2017-13911: Timothy Perfitt of Twocanoes Software

Entry updated August 8, 2018, updated September 25, 2018

Wi-Fi

Available for: macOS High Sierra 10.13.1

Impact: An unprivileged user may change Wi-Fi system parameters leading to denial of service

Description: An access issue existed with privileged Wi-Fi system configuration. This issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

CVE-2017-13886: David Kreitschmann and Matthias Schulz of Secure Mobile Networking Lab at TU Darmstadt

Entry added May 2, 2018

Additional recognition

Mail

We would like to acknowledge Jon Bottarini of HackerOne for their assistance.

Entry added February 6, 2020