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Emergency update
macOS Big Sur 11.2.3
Safari 14.0.3 https://www.technadu.com/apple-emergency-patches-address-severe-rce-vulnerability/253334/

CVE-2021-1844
Found independently by C. Lecigne of Google & A. Huffman of Microsoft https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021030901

The severe vulnerability is also in the iPhone, iPad & watch WebKit.
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Now that Apple doesn't distribute (Combo-)Udates as DMG any more, does anyone know of a way of downloading Updates onto one machine in the household and have all others pull off of that?

el

On 09/03/2021 17:31, cris wrote:

Emergency update
macOS Big Sur 11.2.3
Safari 14.0.3 https://www.technadu.com/apple-emergency-patches-address-severe-rce-vulnerability/253334/

CVE-2021-1844
Found independently by C. Lecigne of Google & A. Huffman of Microsoft https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021030901

The severe vulnerability is also in the iPhone, iPad & watch WebKit.

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In message <iareuaFmen6U1@mid.individual.net> Dr Eberhard Lisse <nospam@lisse.NA> wrote:

Now that Apple doesn't distribute (Combo-)Udates as DMG any more,

You've said this before, right? It's still not true.

does anyone know of a way of downloading Updates onto one machine in
the household and have all others pull off of that?

This was answered by several people within the last couple of weeks.

softwareupdate is one way to download the full installer, which include
a disk image which can be put on a USB thumb drive to boot and install
onto any supported mac.

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Can you post a link to the Combo Update for 11.2.3, please?

This was not answered. And when I replied to you where one can read
up there was no reply.

So if I understand this correctly, on every update I should download the complete
image of Big Sur and conduct a Big SUr installation instead of an Update?

But if it is all too difficult, perhaps just plonk me.

el

On 10/03/2021 11:07, Lewis wrote:

In message <iareuaFmen6U1@mid.individual.net> Dr Eberhard Lisse <nospam@lisse.NA> wrote:

Now that Apple doesn't distribute (Combo-)Udates as DMG any more,

You've said this before, right? It's still not true.

does anyone know of a way of downloading Updates onto one machine in
the household and have all others pull off of that?

This was answered by several people within the last couple of weeks.

softwareupdate is one way to download the full installer, which include
a disk image which can be put on a USB thumb drive to boot and install
onto any supported mac.

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To email me replace 'nospam' with 'el'
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On 3/10/21 6:54 AM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote:

Can you post a link to the Combo Update for 11.2.3, please?

This was not answered. And when I replied to you where one can read
up there was no reply.

So if I understand this correctly, on every update I should download the complete
image of Big Sur and conduct a Big SUr installation instead of an Update?

But if it is all too difficult, perhaps just plonk me.

el

On 10/03/2021 11:07, Lewis wrote:

In message <iareuaFmen6U1@mid.individual.net> Dr Eberhard Lisse
<nospam@lisse.NA> wrote:

Now that Apple doesn't distribute (Combo-)Udates as DMG any more,

You've said this before, right? It's still not true.

does anyone know of a way of downloading Updates onto one machine in
the household and have all others pull off of that?

This was answered by several people within the last couple of weeks.

softwareupdate is one way to download the full installer, which include
a disk image which can be put on a USB thumb drive to boot and install
onto any supported mac.

It is a biggie at 11.6GB:

http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/12/32/071-14766-A_Q2H6ELXGVG/zx8saim8tei7fezrmvu4vuab80m0e8a5ll/InstallAssistant.pkg

You should be able to use "createmediainstaller" (https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/03/how-to-create-bootable-macos-11-big-sur-usb-install-drive-video/)
to make the self booting installer or if you have 11 installed, just
reinstall the OS from the application.

YK
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Thanks,

I'll try System Preferences -> SHaring -> Content Sharing next

el

On 10/03/2021 20:02, YK wrote:
[...]

It is a biggie at 11.6GB:

http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/12/32/071-14766-A_Q2H6ELXGVG/zx8saim8tei7fezrmvu4vuab80m0e8a5ll/InstallAssistant.pkg

You should be able to use "createmediainstaller" (https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/03/how-to-create-bootable-macos-11-big-sur-usb-install-drive-video/)
to make the self booting installer or if you have 11 installed, just reinstall the OS from the application.

YK

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On 3/11/21 6:38 AM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote:

Thanks,

I'll try System Preferences -> SHaring -> Content Sharing next

el

On 10/03/2021 20:02, YK wrote:
[...]

It is a biggie at 11.6GB:

http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/12/32/071-14766-A_Q2H6ELXGVG/zx8saim8tei7fezrmvu4vuab80m0e8a5ll/InstallAssistant.pkg


You should be able to use "createmediainstaller"
(https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/03/how-to-create-bootable-macos-11-big-sur-usb-install-drive-video/)

to make the self booting installer or if you have 11 installed, just
reinstall the OS from the application.

YK

You can't afford to pay someone for this advise? Looking over your
internet related history, I would think that you can. I'll not reply to
you anymore.

YK
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Thank you.

This would be very kind.

el

On 2021-03-11 21:54 , YK wrote:

On 3/11/21 6:38 AM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote:

[...]

I'll not reply to you anymore.

YK

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