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   macOS 10.13.2 Fixes Obscure Bugs and Security Vulnerabilities

   Josh Centers

   Hot on the heels of Security Update 2017-001, an emergency update to
   address an embarrassing security vulnerability (see '[1]Apple Pushes
   Updates to Block the Root Vulnerability Bug,' 30 November 2017), Apple
   has released [2]macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, which appears to be just a
   minor maintenance update. You can install the 1.66 GB update via
   Software Update; Apple hasn't yet released standalone updaters.

   After last week's emergency updates, 10.13.2's sparse release notes are
   a relief:
     * Improves compatibility with certain third-party USB audio devices.
     * Improves VoiceOver navigation when viewing PDF documents in
       Preview.
     * Improves compatibility of Braille displays with Mail.

   It also features the following enterprise fixes and improvements:
     * Improves performance when using credentials stored in the keychain
       to access SharePoint websites that use NTLM authentication.
     * Resolves an issue that prevented the Mac App Store and other
       processes invoked by Launch Daemons from working on networks that
       use proxy information defined in a PAC file.
     * If you change your Active Directory user password outside of Users
       & Groups preferences, the new password can now be used to unlock
       your FileVault volume (previously, only the old password would
       unlock the volume).
     * Improves compatibility with SMB home directories when the share
       point contains a dollar sign in its name.

   macOS 10.13.2 also features [3]20 security fixes, a few of which look
   moderately important.

   When should you update to macOS 10.13.2? From a functionality
   standpoint, most people won't have a burning need to install it right
   away, and given Apple's recent quality control stumbles, we wouldn't be
   shocked to hear of some system-shattering bug in this release. But, as
   always, there are some security fixes that everyone should have, so
   wait a few days to see if early adopters report any ill effects and
   then update. All that said, it seems to be working fine where we've
   installed it.

References

   1. http://tidbits.com/article/17655
   2. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208179
   3. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208331

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