macOS 11.5.2
Apple has released a new macOS Big Sur 11.5.2 update, delivering unspecified bug fixes for Mac users running the latest major operating system version. The update comes a little over two weeks after Apple released macOS 11.5.1.
See also: Mr. Macintosh, Howard Oakley.
Previously:
Update (2021-08-13): Mr. Macintosh:
Apple quickly responded.
No further details on the Big Sur 11.5.2 update will be released.
See also: Sami Fathi.
Update (2021-08-18): Howard Oakley:
So far, I have been comparing hashes between 11.5.1 and 11.5.2 across a limited range of directories, but here are the changes in 11.5.2 that this has already revealed[…]
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I think the evidence points to Apple having made significant security fixes in 11.5.2, as well as fixing bugs across important frameworks.
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I wish someone just ran a script every time a build appears that compares hashes, or at least version numbers, so we have a vague idea of which areas this build tackles. (Mr. Macintosh does list that this includes a different Safari build. What about, say, Mail?)
Just a dump of all bundles with their main binary hashes and Info.plist version numbers, then update, then run the dump again, and diff.
@Sören: Howard Oakley does such an audit: https://eclecticlight.co/2021/08/11/what-has-changed-in-macos-11-5-2/
