Took a total of ~20 minutes to install the update from 12.5, from restart to the completed update.
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Apple Releases macOS Monterey 12.5.1 With Security Updates
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If you want the full installer you can get the pkg here:
2020 Intel 27” iMac and it’s “only” 1.18GB for me. Did you miss/skip an update?
Only two entries in the changelog - the kernel patch must be addressing a significant vulnerability (which apparently is being actively exploited, already).
Actually, looking at it... I suspect the kernel vulnerability and the webkit vulnerability are being used in tandem to exploit people's computers.
Actually, looking at it... I suspect the kernel vulnerability and the webkit vulnerability are being used in tandem to exploit people's computers.
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I ran into a bug where after the update the USB ethernet interface plugged into my Macbook was no longer showing as connected. It WAS connected and using it, but part of the system thought it was not connected which caused VPN routing problems.
If anyone else runs into this, the fix:
- Go to System Preferences -> Network
- Select the USB ethernet interface, hit "-" to remove it.
- It will ask if you want it to return when you reconnect it. Say "No".
- Hit apply.
- Hit "+" and select the USB ethernet interface in the list and add it.
- Hit apply again.
If you customized the interface's settings (DNS suffix, etc.) you may have to customize them again.
This brought things back to normal for me.
If anyone else runs into this, the fix:
- Go to System Preferences -> Network
- Select the USB ethernet interface, hit "-" to remove it.
- It will ask if you want it to return when you reconnect it. Say "No".
- Hit apply.
- Hit "+" and select the USB ethernet interface in the list and add it.
- Hit apply again.
If you customized the interface's settings (DNS suffix, etc.) you may have to customize them again.
This brought things back to normal for me.
The size of the update does not in any way tell you how much was changed. OS updates are released by module. Say you have Module 1 that changed one character in the code. The whole thing has to be released as an update. You don’t just release one character. If you change one tiny thing in each of 20 modules, you have to release 20 modules, no matter how big or small the changes. For most modern OS’es, modules are generally libraries. 2GB just means enough code was changed to affect 2GB worth of libraries.
Say they fixed 20 bugs all in the same library that’s 200MB in size. The next OS release would be about 200MB in size, give or take. Now fix one bug each in 20 libraries where each library is 200MB in size. Now you’ve got a release that’s 4GB in size. Yet both releases had roughly the same amount of fixes. These are all rough numbers, but they give you the scope.
It actually appears that this is exactly what they’re doing.
From the Ventura features page:
Rapid Security Response
Get important security improvements to your devices even faster. This isn’t a standard software update. These improvements can be applied automatically between normal updates — without a restart.
Just did the update on my Air... It took almost 20 min and does require a restart so it's something you'll want to do when you don't need your Mac for a little bit.
Don't forget this also means an update for your iOS devices 😄
Don't forget this also means an update for your iOS devices 😄
One of the things I like about Apple is how quickly updates like this are available.
I hope it doesn't ArrayDecayt your machine like it has for some unlucky punters.
(This is Fred Astaire, for the confused passer-by. "Shall We Dance" is one of the favorite films I've seen in my brief 33 years.)
I was shocked when I saw that it was 2GB. It took like ten minutes of my brand new M2 Starlight MacBook Air
Let’s assume so, but that misses the point. A backup is of little short term use if one cannot even boot into Recovery.
Remember the good old days when a minor update like this only took one restart instead of 7?
Hmm. Wondering what it will do to my one-year-old M1 iMac, maybe I will give this one a miss.