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macOS 12.5 beta 3 released to devs

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macOS 12.5 beta 3 released to devs

Beta 3 released to public

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Apple Releases New Build of macOS Monterey 12.4 for M2 Macs

Apple today released a new build of macOS Monterey 12.4 that’s designed for the upcoming M2 Macs, the first of which is set to be available for purchase tomorrow. The new software has a build number of 21F2092, and it is limited to the new machines so existing Mac users will not see an update…

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macOS Monterey 12.5 beta 4 released to devs . Public Beta Available.

https://www.macrumors.com/2022/06/24/apple-seeds-macos-monterey-12-5-beta-4/

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macOS Monterey 12.5 beta 5 released to devs.

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macOS Monterey 12.5 RC2 released to devs and public

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macOS 12.5 final released

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Monterey 12.5.1

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macOS 12.6 beta 1 released to devs

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macOS Monterey 12.6

macOS Monterey 12.6 addresses the following issues.
Information about the security content is also available at
https://support.apple.com/HT213444.

ATS
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state
management.
CVE-2022-32902: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

iMovie
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: A user may be able to view sensitive user information
Description: This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime.
CVE-2022-32896: Wojciech Reguła (@_r3ggi)

Kernel
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel
privileges
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2022-32911: Zweig of Kunlun Lab

Kernel
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app may be able to disclose kernel memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2022-32864: Linus Henze of Pinauten GmbH (pinauten.de)

Kernel
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with
kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may
have been actively exploited.
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2022-32917: an anonymous researcher

Maps
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.
CVE-2022-32883: Ron Masas, breakpointhq.com

MediaLibrary
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: A user may be able to elevate privileges
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved
input validation.
CVE-2022-32908: an anonymous researcher

PackageKit
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app may be able to gain elevated privileges
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state
management.
CVE-2022-32900: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Additional recognition

Identity Services
We would like to acknowledge Joshua Jones for their assistance.

macOS Monterey 12.6 may be obtained from the Mac App Store or Apple’s
Software Downloads web site: https://support.apple.com/downloads/
All information is also posted on the Apple Security Updates
web site: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222.

This message is signed with Apple’s Product Security PGP key,
and details are available at:
https://www.apple.com/support/security/pgp/

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macOS Monterey 12.6.1 beta released to devs

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macOS Monterey 12.6.1 final released

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macOS Monterey 12.6.2 beta released to devs

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Hopefully this will be all Security updates further delaying the need need to move to Ventura.

iPhone 13, 2019 iMac(SSD)

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macOS Monterey 12.6.3 final released

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macOS Monterey 12.6.4 released to devs

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APPLE-SA-2023-04-10-2 macOS Monterey 12.6.5

“macOS Monterey 12.6.5 addresses the following issues.
Information about the security content is also available at
https://support.apple.com/HT213724.

IOSurfaceAccelerator
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel
privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been
actively exploited.
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved
input validation.
CVE-2023-28206: Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group and
Donncha Ó Cearbhaill of Amnesty International’s Security Lab

macOS Monterey 12.6.5 may be obtained from the Mac App Store or
Apple’s Software Downloads web site:
https://support.apple.com/downloads/
All information is also posted on the Apple Security Updates
web site: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222.”

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Alex, thanks for the information but where did you get the information that Monterey 12.6.5 can be downloaded from support.apple.com/downloads?. I just checked that site and unless it’s buried somewhere, it’s just not there. I’ve run into this before, where an update comes out but none of the current updates show up.
It looks as though the latest updates on the site are from late 2022.

The easiest way to get the update is through Software Updater (assuming, of course, that Software Updater is working).

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Monterey 12.6.5 is showing up on both my iMac4K and my M1 MacMini in the Settings\Software Update. Both show Ventura at the top, but Monterey updates show up under “Other updates are available” – More Info link.

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Yes, my iMAC and MBA are showing what you’re seeing. I’m just curious about the apple/downloads site because a few months ago when Software Update on my iMAC became completely worthless a lot of websites just said to go to the downloads page and get whatever you need. I wish it was that easy, but it’s not. I finally found a site from which I could download the update and then install it, but it seems that apple doesn’t have anything like the MS Catalog. But at least the update returned Software Update to working order.

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OK, one IMac4k Kaby Lake i7 -> Monterey 12.6.5 and one 15″ MacBook Pro Haswell i7 -> Big Sur 11.7.6 up and running.

M1 MacMini on Monterey to go….

Update: the M1 MacMini had no problems either. Posting now from it with Monterey 12.6.5 installed.

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DrBonzo wrote:

but where did you get the information that Monterey 12.6.5 can be downloaded from support.apple.com/downloads?

The source is Apple’s update notification email.

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macOS Monterey 12.6.6 beta released to devs

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macOS Monterey 12.6.6

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macOS Monterey 12.6.7 released

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Monterey 12.6.8 RC released

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macOS Monterey 12.7 beta 1 released to devs

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I have a 2017 IMAC that is updated to the latest Monterey update.  How long will I be able to receive Monterey updates?   I plan on getting a new IMAC in a year or two so how long will I be able to keep Monterey updated?  Or should I update to Ventura?

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I believe Monterey will continue to get updates for another year, until the version after Sonoma is released. So maybe this time next year.

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HHG wrote:

I have a 2017 IMAC that is updated to the latest Monterey update.  How long will I be able to receive Monterey updates?   I plan on getting a new IMAC in a year or two so how long will I be able to keep Monterey updated?  Or should I update to Ventura?

Old Macs can still get macOS Sonoma with a tool available in October

The OpenCore Legacy Patcher won’t be offering day-one support for macOS Sonoma on older Macs, with support now expected to arrive on October 2…

OpenCore Legacy Patcher is a bootloader that enables newer macOS releases to work on older Mac models that are not supported by the operating system. It allows unsupported Macs to enjoy the benefits and features of newer macOS releases, by injecting and patching data in memory instead of disk for a near-native user experience…

https://twitter.com/khronokernel/status/1706386367234855205

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Thanks PKCano.  So if I want to keep my IMAC after next year I could then update to Ventura?

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Check here if your iMac is eligible for Ventura.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213264

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Yes I am eligible to install Ventura.  I have the 2017 21.5 inch.  Do you recommend installing Ventura now?  I guess all the bugs are out of it now!!!!

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I have installed Ventura on: 2017 iMac4K (intel i7), 2020 M1 MacMini. and 2023 16″ M2Max MacBook Pro (up from Monterey on the two older). All are running at least one Parallel VM on Win8.1, Win10 or Win11.
I had no problem with the updates and I use all three daily.

If I were you, I would go ahead and upgrade Monterey to Ventura.

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Thanks PKCano!  Am going to do the update right now.  It has been sitting and waiting in About this Mac Software Update for a LONG TIME!!!

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HHG wrote:

Thanks PKCano!  Am going to do the update right now.  It has been sitting and waiting in About this Mac Software Update for a LONG TIME!!!

Don’t forget to create a Time Machine backup first

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Thanks Alex5723 – All done successfully!

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macOS Monterey 12.7.1 RC

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macOS Monterey 12.7.2 beta 3 released to devs

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Monterey 12.7.4 RC released

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macOS Monterey 12.7.5 RC released

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Monterey 12.7.6 rc 2 build 21H1310 released

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