Apple Snafu Means Updating To macOS 10.13.1 Could Reactivate Root Access Bug (betanews.com)

Posted by msmash on Monday December 4, 2017 @02:00AM from the here-we-go-again dept.

Mark Wilson writes: A few days ago, a serious security flaw with macOS High Sierra came to light. It was discovered that it was possible to log into the 'root' account without entering a password, and -- although the company seemed to have been alerted to the issue a couple of weeks back -- praise was heaped on Apple for pushing a fix out of the door quickly. But calm those celebrations. It now transpires that the bug fix has a bug of its own. Upgrade to macOS 10.13.1 and you could well find that the patch is undone. Slow hand clap.

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Re:SNAFU? by Anonymous Coward · 2017-12-04 02:15 · Score: 2, Interesting

You know, I'm thinking you may be taking this just a bit too personally. I recommend you take less offense on behalf of a major corporation. Remember, Apple doesn't care about you, or your family. A trait no specific to Apple, but common among all corporations.