Apple has just released a new update of the firmwares of its devices, both for Macs, iPhones, iPads and Apple Watch. They do not bring any new functionality to users. But that does not mean that they are still important, since they are security updates.
Considering that since the last update only a week has passed, and the company has not wanted to wait for a new round of updates to include these new security improvements, they must have found some important "hole" to close. So it doesn't hurt that tonight we update, "just in case."
Apple just released an hour ago macOS 11.2.3. The new version of the Mac operating system comes with important security updates that Apple recommends for all users. A Safari security update is also available for Mojave and Catalina users.
While Apple is testing the beta version of macOS Big Sur 11.3, it just released 11.2.3. The security fix principal addresses an issue with malicious content on the web that involves memory corruption.
The company indicates that the processing of maliciously crafted web content can lead to the execution of arbitrary code that can lead to system memory corruption.
Check if the update is available on your Mac by going to System Preferences> Software Updates, and update as soon as possible. Apple has also launched a protection for users of Mojave y Catalina against the same threat with Safari 14.0.3.
After installing this update, the build number for Safari 14.0.3 It is 14610.4.3.1.7 on macOS Mojave and 15610.4.3.1.7 on macOS Catalina.
Apple also just released a new public update for iOS and watchOS today with security fixes to address the same issue. The new versions are iOS 14.4.1, iPadOS 14.4.1 y Watch 7.3.2.
