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    From Martin =?UTF-8?Q?=CE=A4rautmann?=@t-usenet@gmx.net to comp.sys.mac.system on Saturday, August 22, 2026 13:40:33
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    file access is vulnerable. update ASAP
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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?=@hugybear@gmx.net to comp.sys.mac.system on Saturday, August 22, 2026 15:28:03
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    On 22.08.26 13:40, Martin Τrautmann wrote:
    file access is vulnerable. update ASAP

    What exactly is vulnerable? Which system?
    Here is nothing to update.

    This is unspecific nonsense.

    CU, Jörg
    --
    "Ave! Morituri te salutant!"
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  • From Martin =?UTF-8?Q?=CE=A4rautmann?=@t-usenet@gmx.net to comp.sys.mac.system on Saturday, August 22, 2026 15:33:48
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    On Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:28:03 +0200, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
    On 22.08.26 13:40, Martin Τrautmann wrote:
    file access is vulnerable. update ASAP

    What exactly is vulnerable? Which system?
    Here is nothing to update.

    This is unspecific nonsense.

    I just went for 26.6.2 (25G83)

    https://www.securityweek.com/dozens-of-webkit-vulnerabilities-patched-with-fresh-macos-ios-security-updates/
    names
    +++
    The update also resolves 18 vulnerabilities in Kernel that could be
    exploited to corrupt kernel memory, crash the system, disclose kernel
    memory, bypass network filters, write kernel memory, leak sensitive
    kernel state, and access sensitive user data.
    +++

    The screen sharing problem may not be relevant here.

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?=@hugybear@gmx.net to comp.sys.mac.system on Saturday, August 22, 2026 16:45:48
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    On 22.08.26 15:33, Martin Τrautmann wrote:
    On Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:28:03 +0200, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
    On 22.08.26 13:40, Martin Τrautmann wrote:
    file access is vulnerable. update ASAP

    What exactly is vulnerable? Which system?
    Here is nothing to update.

    This is unspecific nonsense.

    I just went for 26.6.2 (25G83)

    https://www.securityweek.com/dozens-of-webkit-vulnerabilities-patched-with-fresh-macos-ios-security-updates/
    names
    +++
    The update also resolves 18 vulnerabilities in Kernel that could be
    exploited to corrupt kernel memory, crash the system, disclose kernel
    memory, bypass network filters, write kernel memory, leak sensitive
    kernel state, and access sensitive user data.
    +++

    The screen sharing problem may not be relevant here.

    The solution is:

    Settings - General - Softwareupdate - Automatic Updates
    There all sliders to green.

    Fire and forget!

    Jörg
    --
    "Ave! Morituri te salutant!"
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  • From Martin =?UTF-8?Q?=CE=A4rautmann?=@t-usenet@gmx.net to comp.sys.mac.system on Saturday, August 22, 2026 17:17:28
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    On Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:45:48 +0200, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
    The solution is:

    Settings - General - Softwareupdate - Automatic Updates
    There all sliders to green.

    Fire and forget!

    Auto Update did not offer that version - yet.

    Since I had been warned by friends about the current vulnerability, I
    had started the update manually, although I had updated recently to
    26.6.2 with the automatic update.
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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?=@hugybear@gmx.net to comp.sys.mac.system on Saturday, August 22, 2026 17:59:09
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    On 22.08.26 17:17, Martin Τrautmann wrote:
    On Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:45:48 +0200, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
    The solution is:

    Settings - General - Softwareupdate - Automatic Updates
    There all sliders to green.

    Fire and forget!

    Auto Update did not offer that version - yet.

    Since I had been warned by friends about the current vulnerability, I
    had started the update manually, although I had updated recently to
    26.6.2 with the automatic update.

    The updates are identical but it can take a couple of days to be
    executed. I have done it manually as well on our Macs.
    --
    "Ave! Morituri te salutant!"
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