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Apple issues two security updates for its macOS High Sierra

Apple has recently came out with a supplemental security update for its macOS High Sierra 10.13. This act of Apple is for the purpose of patching two issues, one of which fixes a keychain password issue discovered last week.

The first vulnerability, CVE-2017-7149, is an issue present in the StorageKit, and if this issue was exploited, it could possibly allow a local attacker to gain access to an encrypted APFS file.

The second one, CVE-2017-7150, is a security issue where a malicious application can extract keychain passwords.

Apple reported that if a user set a hint in Disk Utility when creating an APFS encrypted volume the password was stored in the hint, so the fix now clears hint storage if the hint was the password.

It is to be noted that the second vulnerability has allowed the applications to bypass the keychain access prompt with a synthetic click and was fixed by now requiring the user password when prompting for keychain access. This problem was identified several days ago by Patrick Wardle, chief security researcher at Synack and founder of Objective-See.

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FAQ
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Will there be any features that won't work on my older Mac that is listed as compatible with macOS High Sierra?
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Similar to El Capitan and Sierra, if your Mac was built prior to 2012, you won't be able to take advantage of the Metal Graphics framework and many of the Continuity features, but the rest of macOS High Sierra should be just fine.
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How do I upgrade to macOS 10.13 High Sierra?
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Apple makes it really easy to upgrade to new versions of its operating system across all devices. If you're unsure how to get the latest software upgrade, we have you covered with a comprehensive guide as "https://www.imore.com/how-to-download-macos-updates'
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What is macOS 10.13 High Sierra?
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macOS High Sierra is Apple's newest version of the desktop operating system. This is its second version under the new nomenclature, macOS. Last year, Apple made the switch from OS X to macOS, much to our surprise (not really).
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Flagship creative apps will need to be updated to work with macOS High Sierra?
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Apple has published a new support document that details the compatibility of the company's professional apps with macOS High Sierra. Final Cut Pro X, Motion, Compressor, Logic Pro X, and MainStage will all need to be updated to their most recent versions in order to run on High Sierra:

Final Cut Pro X 10.3.4 or later
Motion 5.3.2 or later
Compressor 4.3.2 or later
Logic Pro X 10.3.1 or later
MainStage 3.3 or later
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What’s new in macOS High Sierra?
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Forgetting the information about the Feature of MAC OS high sierra, refer the following link as given below "https://www.apple.com/macos/mojave/"