These fixes are in WebKit, which itself is upstream from Apple. It may be that WK was updated after 11.3 shipped.
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Apple Releases macOS Big Sur 11.3.1 With Fixes for WebKit Security Issues
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Yes, that's what I do unless it's a critical update. I'm not even on 11.3
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Nobody is on 11.5Yes, that's what I do unless it's a critical update. I'm not even on 11.5
and yes, this is a fairly critical update.
Nope. Maybe you’re thinking of stack or buffer overflows, but integer overflows can’t be prevented by the OS.
it can be prevented by the compiler, but unfortunately WebKit wasn’t written in a safe language like Swift.
I've just got to ask. Whyinhell does anyone care what the build number is?
🎼They better shape up
They better understand
To our heart we must be true
Nothin' left, nothin' left for us to do🎼
meh, still not worth updating and losing all of my sideloaded apps.
i’ve taken a bite of the forbidden apple and now I don’t want to let go! 11.2.3 is where i stay
i’ve taken a bite of the forbidden apple and now I don’t want to let go! 11.2.3 is where i stay
Big Sur 11.3 appears to have corrupted my 4TB G-drive:
External Hard Disk Corrupted After updating to Big Sur 11.3 on M1
I doubt that this originates from software. The Knowledgebase article Apple Computers and Displays: Powering peripherals through USB contains some general guidelines and illustrates using System Profiler to provide information about the output (according to specifications) of a Macs USB ports...forums.macrumors.com
I learned a big lesson. I am going to get the drive replaced under warranty, but will get a separate external drive just for my M1, because it looks like there are some serious issue with Big Sur and M1 Macs where it likes to corrupt external devices.
Agreed. This definitely sounds like a hardware fault. Big Sur didn't cause your external drive to start making strange noises.
A bug in WebKit wouldn't be such a big deal if it weren't for the fact that Apple prohibits iOS browsers from using another engine.
WebKit/Safari is the new Trident/Internet Explorer. There's already precedent for Microsoft being found guilty of making a monopoly via IE - it's time Apple is found guilty of an even more extreme version of this with WebKit + the App Store.
WebKit/Safari is the new Trident/Internet Explorer. There's already precedent for Microsoft being found guilty of making a monopoly via IE - it's time Apple is found guilty of an even more extreme version of this with WebKit + the App Store.
Surely issuing security updates is a good thing and needs to happen more often, not less.
Why the hell do I have to restart my computer for a browser?
Now it makes sense that people are switching over to alternatives like Firefox/Chrome
Now it makes sense that people are switching over to alternatives like Firefox/Chrome
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I would call what they are doing is shaping up since they recognize and issue and fixed it within a week. If this were Microsoft you can count on a fix after 60 days or never.
Well damn, it got rid of my Hello screensaver. Now I have to reinstall it on my Intel MacBook Pro.
Perhaps waiting until one gets off work or school to do the update makes more sense. It's not serious enough to jump it ASAP.
Hey, that'd make too much sense! <cough>. <Hides face in shame>.
If you ask me it technically does, the reason why people like the way macOS updates is cause it's just a single update altogether rather than multiple updates split up into various different things
Big Sur updates in general seem to take longer, I've found?
Yeah, they sure do. Wow. lol. I thought there was something about updates being done while the OS was active so they'd be a bit faster.
It sounds like it’s time for a rewrite if that’s the case. The impact of bugs like these is always surprisingly big.