Mac security researcher Patrick Wardle has discovered that High Sierra’s SKEL is, unfortunately, not so secure after all, at least in its initial implementation.

In High Sierra, Apple made it harder to install kernel extensions. The feature, described by Apple in a Technical Note, is supposed to make it more difficult for an attacker to load powerful kernel extensions into the operating system. The new macOS High Sierra includes a feature which Apple is calling User-Approved Kernel Extension Loading (also known as Secure Kernel Extension Loading, or SKEL). Secure Kernel Extension Loading is Not So Secure

iCloud for Windows 7.0 (for Windows 7 and later)įor technical details about the security bugs that were mitigated, see Apple’s security updates page.

Xcode 9 (for macOS High Sierra and Sierra).

macOS Server 5.4 (for macOS High Sierra).

iTunes 12.7 (for OS X Yosemite and later, and Windows 7 and later).

Safari 11 (included with macOS High Sierra also available for Sierra and El Capitan).

You can also check out Google’s Project Zero blog for some (really geeky and highly technical) details about several Wi-Fi vulnerabilities that were addressed in iOS 11.Īpple also released several other software updates that fix security vulnerabilities:

watchOS 4 is available for all versions of the Apple Watchįor further details, see Apple Releases macOS High Sierra, iOS 11 and more with Security Fixes.

tvOS 11 is available for compatible Apple TVs.

iOS 11 (now up to 11.0.1) is available for compatible iOS devices.macOS High Sierra 10.13 is available for compatible Macs.In September, Apple released major updates for all of its current operating systems, each of which contains security fixes: If you’ve got a relatively recent Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, or any Apple Watch, then Apple’s got an update for you! So much has happened in the past month where to begin? We’ve got news about Apple’s latest operating systems, a Keychain password-stealing vulnerability affecting macOS-including the brand new High Sierra-and could a “dolphin attack” hijack Siri? Keep reading to find out! Updates for Every Apple Operating System Security News Month in Review: Apple Security in September 2017

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