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> Apple has already released mitigations in iOS 11.2, macOS 10.13.2, and tvOS 11.2 to help defend against Meltdown. What about macOS 10.12 and earlier versions

> Apple has already released mitigations in iOS 11.2, macOS 10.13.2, and tvOS 11.2 to help defend against Meltdown. What about macOS 10.12 and earlier versions?

dylz 9y ago
My work machine is 10.12 and patched today. Sierra and El Capitan is covered too. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208331 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208331 - see Kernel entries.
- tischler 9y ago
  10.12 is Sierra. I cannot see any security update in the updates tab of the App Store app, nor in the list of updates that were installed in the last 30 days.
  - om2 9y ago
    This update shipped to 10.12 on Dec 6 as 10.12.7.
    - hesk 9y ago
      Only fixes Meltdown but not Spectre.
      - jonny_eh 9y ago
        They said that they've only patched Meltdown so far.
    - tischler 9y ago
      I'm on 10.12.6 on a Mid 2011 MacBook Air 13": "No Updates Available" Edit: I see, there is a confusing typo in om2's comment (it should be 10.12.6 not 10.12.7). I am wondering why this update does not show up in my list of installed updates. What a mess.
      - om2 9y ago
        No, 10.12.7 is the right version. It's "available for" 10.12.6, which means that is the version that will be offered the update. I am not sure why it's not showing up for you. Consider contacting Apple support.
      - thelibrarian 9y ago
        It was released as Security Update 2017-002 and 2017-005 for Sierra 10.12.6 and El Capitan 10.11.6 respectively, not as point version updates.
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    - notadoc 9y ago
      No, there is no macOS 10.12.7 release https://support.apple.com/downloads/macos https://support.apple.com/downloads/macos Perhaps you're referring to a release on Dec 6 labeled as "Security Update 2017-002 10.12.6," which does not appear to include the Meltdown patch for Sierra.
      - om2 9y ago
        I might be super confused about versions, but security update 2017-002 Sierra claims to include the patch according to this page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208331 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208331

> Apple has already released mitigations in iOS 11.2, macOS 10.13.2, and tvOS 11.2 to help defend against Meltdown. What about macOS 10.12 and earlier versions?

dylz 9y ago

My work machine is 10.12 and patched today. Sierra and El Capitan is covered too. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208331 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208331 - see Kernel entries.

tischler 9y ago
10.12 is Sierra. I cannot see any security update in the updates tab of the App Store app, nor in the list of updates that were installed in the last 30 days.
- om2 9y ago
  This update shipped to 10.12 on Dec 6 as 10.12.7.
  - hesk 9y ago
    Only fixes Meltdown but not Spectre.
    - jonny_eh 9y ago
      They said that they've only patched Meltdown so far.
  - tischler 9y ago
    I'm on 10.12.6 on a Mid 2011 MacBook Air 13": "No Updates Available" Edit: I see, there is a confusing typo in om2's comment (it should be 10.12.6 not 10.12.7). I am wondering why this update does not show up in my list of installed updates. What a mess.
    - om2 9y ago
      No, 10.12.7 is the right version. It's "available for" 10.12.6, which means that is the version that will be offered the update. I am not sure why it's not showing up for you. Consider contacting Apple support.
    - thelibrarian 9y ago
      It was released as Security Update 2017-002 and 2017-005 for Sierra 10.12.6 and El Capitan 10.11.6 respectively, not as point version updates.
      - deleted 9y ago
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  - notadoc 9y ago
    No, there is no macOS 10.12.7 release https://support.apple.com/downloads/macos https://support.apple.com/downloads/macos Perhaps you're referring to a release on Dec 6 labeled as "Security Update 2017-002 10.12.6," which does not appear to include the Meltdown patch for Sierra.
    - om2 9y ago
      I might be super confused about versions, but security update 2017-002 Sierra claims to include the patch according to this page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208331 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208331