Apple has started rolling out macOS Ventura 13.4.1 to the public with security improvements. This update comes over a month after the release of macOS Ventura 13.4 which brought Sports feed in Apple News, and more. Apple keeps refining the software experience with every macOS Ventura 13.x.x update whilst also fixing security issues.
According to Apple,
“This update provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users.
For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222″
Apple fixed two security vulnerabilities in this update:
Kernel Vulnerability: This vulnerability has the potential to allow an app to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple has improved input validation to address an integer overflow issue that was causing this vulnerability.
Discovered & Reported by: Georgy Kucherin, Leonid Bezvershenko, and Boris Larin of Kaspersky.
WebKit Vulnerability: This vulnerability has the potential to process maliciously crafted web content, which may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple has improved checks to address a Type confusion issue that was causing this vulnerability.
Discovered & Reported by: An anonymous researcher
The size of this update is 770MB on my MacBook Pro 16-inch with the M1 Max Chip running macOS Ventura 13.4. However, the size of the update could vary from device to device and the version that it is updating from.
Along with macOS Ventura 13.4.1, Apple also released macOS Monterey 12.6.7 and macOS Big Sur 11.7.8 for older Mac models. It is highly recommended to update your Mac to the latest software for the best experience and the best security.
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