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December 4, 2017 04:00 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/8O2kMnDGUF0/apple-snafu-means-updating-to-macos-10131-could-reactivate-root-access-bug
Apple Snafu Means Updating To macOS 10.13.1 Could Reactivate Root Access Bug
Mark Wilson writes: A few days ago, a serious security flaw with macOS High Sierra came to light. It was discovered that it was possible to log into the 'root' account without entering a password, and -- although the company seemed to have been alerted to the issue a couple of weeks back -- praise was heaped on Apple for pushing a fix out of the door quickly. But calm those celebrations. It now transpires that the bug fix has a bug of its own. Upgrade to macOS 10.13.1 and you could well find that the patch is undone. Slow hand clap.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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