Apple is warned about “critical flaw” in macOS Sonoma 14 firewall

2023-09-14 19:45:41

A MoleSwedish VPN providerVirtual private networkor virtual private network.”>1, warned of a “critical failure” no firewall do macOS Sonoma 14 — system still being tested. The flaw, according to the company, impacts the operation of several programs that depend on packet filtering.

In its publication, the company reported that the beta versions of macOS Sonoma 14, including the Release Candidatecontain a bug that causes the firewall to incorrectly filter network traffic, rendering the VPN and other apps inoperable.

In practice, as detailed by Mullvad itself, the filter allows traffic to flow freely — something that should be restricted, which might result in data leaks, especially when local network sharing is activated.

The macOS 14 Sonoma betas and release candidate contain a bug that causes the firewall to not filter traffic correctly. As a result, our app does not work. https://t.co/j3i0x49dgd

— Mullvad.net (@mullvadnet) September 13, 2023

The macOS Sonoma 14 betas and Release Candidate contain a bug that causes the firewall to not filter traffic correctly. As a result, our application does not work.

Furthermore, the Swedish company said it had reported the problem to Apple, but the bug has not yet been fixed. According to the service, they are actively seeking an alternative solution, but believe that the final resolution must come from Apple.

According to PCMagother VPN providers reported few issues during testing of macOS 14. NordVPN noted minor glitches that “are being fixed ahead of official release,” while ProtonVPN reported no issues.

Mullvad, in turn, asked users to be cautious when updating the system. When contacted, Apple has not yet responded to requests for comment on the firewall flaw.

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