The macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Supplemental Update is Live! It includes a fixed version of Safari 14.0. The update also address the problems of the previous release. Security Update 2020-005 was also re-released.
Apple has just released a Mojave Supplemental Update that address all the problems that the previous Safari 14.0 and 2020-005 Security Updates! This news comes one day after Apple pulled both software updates from the software update catalog.
You can find a full summary of the issue in the link below.
mrmacintosh.com/mojave-2020-005-security-update-causing-major-problems-updated/
UPDATE 10/08 11:30PM – Safari 14.0.1 Seed 2 was just released today. Mr. Macintosh reader Joe wrote in to let me know that after he installed Seed 2 over Seed 1 all of his problems went away! This will be a perfect fix for anyone who installed Safari 14.0.1 Seed 1 and were still having problems (since the Supplemental Update was not compatible with 14.0.1).
UPDATE 10/03 3:00PM– I’ve added a direct download link to the safari 14.0 package from the software update service in section 16 below. Apple has also added back the Mojave 2020-005 Security Update back to Apple.com downloads. The security update link is also in section 16 below.
UPDATE: 10/02 3:00PM – NOTE: Apple still has an old link to the Supplemental Update from 9/26/19 up on the the Apple downloads site. This is NOT the update you need. Apple has not released a stand alone download for this update yet. The update is only available from software update.
UPDATE: 20/02 10:30AM – I’ve added section 5 to make sure you know that the Supplemental Update will install Safar 14.0. This is important to understand in case you needed to remain on Safari 12 or 13. Some users are asking me what they should so if they installed Safari 14.0.1 Beta. I’m looking into that now.
You can also check out my new update deep dive video below.
Table of Contents
- 1. Name of the Update?
- 2. Details of the macOS Mojave Supplemental Update
- 3. I’ve tested this update and confirmed that it fixes most issues!
- 4. macOS Mojave 2020-005 Security Update Re-Released
- 5. The Supplemental update will install Safari 14.0!
- 6. Inside the macOS 10.14.6 Supplemental Update
- 7. Which update does your Mac need?
- 8. Did you ONLY install – Safari 14.0?
- 9. Did you ONLY install – 2020-005 Security Update?
- 10. Did you install BOTH Safari 14.0 & Security Update 2020-005?
- 11. Did you not install either of the updates?
- 12. Not seeing the 2020-005 Security Update?
- 13. I ran
softwareupdate --ignore "Security Update xx"
now what? - 14. Did you install Safari Beta 14.0.1 ?
- 15. Did I cover all the situations that you could be in?
- 16. 10.14.6 Supplemental Update Links
- 17. Security Content of macOS 10.14.6 Supplemental Update
- 18. Final Thoughts
- 19. Thank You
1. Name of the Update?
Apple calls this update “macOS 10.14.6 Supplemental Update” Which is a bit confusing. In this particular case, the naming might make sense. Even though the update only includes a fixed Safari pkg, it also includes fixes that repair previous install OS level issues.
NOTE!!! The update also includes a required restart. (Normal Safari Updates do not require a restart.)
2. Details of the macOS Mojave Supplemental Update
From – support.apple.com/en-us/HT211872
macOS Mojave 10.14.6 supplemental update includes Safari 14 and bug fixes for your Mac.
- Resolves an issue that could impact app performance
- Addresses a stability issue with Migration Assistant
- Fixes an issue that may prevent user account creation
3. I’ve tested this update and have confirmed that it fixes most of the issues! (Memory issue needs more testing)
As you can see in the first 3 patch notes, this update looks to resolve our memory issues, account creation issues and the migration assistant issues!
I have confirmed that this update at the very least fixes the following.
UPDATE! 10:30PM – I am seeing multiple reports that all memory problems are fixed after installing the new Supplemental Update!
- Account creation issues
- Migration assistant crashing
- Software Update errors
- Time Machine Local Snapshot errors.
- The Memory issues looks to be sorted out (From multiple user reports!)
4. macOS Mojave 2020-005 Security Update Re-Released
Along with the new Supplemental Safari Update, the Mojave 2020-005 Security update was re-released back into the software update catalog.
5. The Supplemental update will install Safari 14.0!
I need to make this clear, If you do not want Safari 14.0 don’t install the new macOS Supplemental update! I’ve heard from a few users who need to remain on the old version. Only update when you are ready to make the jump to Safari 14.0
6. Inside the macOS 10.14.6 Supplemental Update
So if this is not a normal supplemental update, what is it?
As you can see, this update only has the fixed version of Safari 14.0 inside! NOTE: this update has a REQUIRED RESTART!
What does a normal supplemental update look like?
As you can see a normal “Supplemental Update” includes a bunch of stuff. I just wanted to clear up any confusion that you might have. (I was confused when I first saw the update.)
7. Which update does your Mac need?
We have multiple scenarios to work with here. I have used a test Mac to go over the many situations that a user might be in so you are not left wondering what to do!
- 1. Did you install ONLY install – Safari 14.0?
- 2. Did you install ONLY install – 2020-005 Security Update?
- 3. Did you install BOTH Safari 14.0 & Security Update 2020-005?
- 4. Did you not install either of the updates?
Below is a screenshot of what About This Mac > System Report > Installations will look like.
8. Did you only install – Safari 14.0?
Let’s say that you installed Safari 14.0 a few days ago but heard the news about all the problems that the 2020-005 security update was causing.
Your Safari Version is = 14.0 (14610.1.28.1.9)
You will see the following in Software update.
The following will happen in this scenario.
- Fixed version of Safari Supplemental Update + fixes update will be installed
- The Re-Released version of Mojave 2020-005 Security Update will install
- Reboot
- You are now fully up to date with no issues!
- Mojave will be on the same Build Version 10.14.6 (18G6032)
- Safari version is UPDATED – 14.0 (14610.1.28.1.10)
- You are good to go!
9. Did you only install – 2020-005 Security Update?
Let’s say you need flash and you didn’t want to install Safari 14.0. But you did see the Security Update 2020-005 and installed it. In this situation, you would still be fine (maybe) even if you installed the old version of Safari 14.0. The problem would only happen if you installed Safari 14.0 first then the 2020-005 update.
What would you see in software update?
In this case you would only see the fixed Safari 14.0 Supplemental Update.
Once installed you are good to go!
10. Did you install BOTH Safari 14.0 & Security Update 2020-005?
Let’s say that you had automatic updates set and you got both updates. Your system is in a broken state.
What would you see in software update?
The following will happen in this scenario.
- Fixed version of Safari Supplemental Update + fixes update will be installed
- Reboot
- You are now fully up to date with no issues!
- Mojave will be on the same Build Version 10.14.6 (18G6032)
- Safari version is UPDATED – 14.0 (14610.1.28.1.10)
- You should be fixed!!!
11. Did you not install either of the updates?
Let’s say that you heard of the news of the problematic updates and were able to save your Mac.
What would you see in software update?
You would see both updates
The following will happen in this scenario.
- Fixed version of Safari Supplemental Update + fixes update will be installed
- The Re-Released version of Mojave 2020-005 Security Update will install
- Reboot
- You are now fully up to date with no issues!
- Mojave will be Build Version 10.14.6 (18G6032)
- Safari version now – 14.0 (14610.1.28.1.10)
- You are good to go!
12. Not seeing the 2020-005 Security Update?
You might have either installed the update or ignored it by running
sudo softwareupdate -ignore "Security Update 2020-005"
If so, see below
13. I ran softwareupdate –ignore “Security Update 2020-005”
In my previous post, I showed you how to ignore the problematic security update by running
sudo softwareupdate -ignore "Security Update 2020-005"
If you would like to install the re-released version of the 2020-005 Security Update, all you need to do is run this command.
sudo softwareupdate --reset-ignored
The security update will now show up in software update for you to install.
14. Did you install Safari Beta 14.0.1 ?
I am testing this situation out now.
Yikes, looks like the Supplemental Update does not show up if you have installed Safari Beta 14.0.1. The installer will let you install the Supplemental Update over the top of the 14.0.1 Beta, but does not actually install.
15. Did I cover all the situations that you could be in?
Did you have an install scenario that I missed. I attempted to cover and test them all. Let me know!
16. 10.14.6 Supplemental Update Links
Apple has not released a standalone installer or pkg for the supplemental Update. I’ve included direct links from the Software Update Service below. Apple has added the Mojave 2020-005 Security Update back to the Apple.com downloads page.
- About the Supplemental Update = support.apple.com/en-us/HT211872
- Direct Safari 14 download link from SUS – http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/08/46/001-55225-A_FKPERA412C/z81r8bvj47p12e0pvcz9dj33l43z7h201b/Safari14.0MojaveAuto.pkg
- Safari 13.1.2 – http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/38/62/061-98246-A_DETHLIXKPC/njpb63acy0z0rgpdpewxts5rfjlkhtdvcy/Safari13.1.2MojaveAuto.pkg
- Direct 2020-005 Security Update link from SUS – https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2020/macos/001-48329-20200924-122a4260-eb65-4492-b08e-f69dfa22c2dc/SecUpd2020-005Mojave.dmg
- Mojave 2020-005 Security Update download from Apple.com – https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2054
17. Security Content of macOS 10.14.6 Supplemental Update
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211872
18. Final Thoughts
Wow… what a week. After breaking this story on Sunday, many mainstream Apple websites started to pick up on this.
macrumors.com/2020/10/01/apple-pulls-macos-mojave-security-update/
appleinsider.com/articles/20/10/01/apple-pulls-buggy-macos-mojave-security-update-safari-14
It was really cool to see this little blog mentioned. 🙂
With that said, I think Apple handled this pretty good. They might have taken a bit to pull the update, but they came out with a fix only one day later!
Hopefully we can get a closer eye on update quality moving forward.
19. Thank You
I wanted to thank all of my Mr. Macintosh readers, Twitter followers, YouTube Subscribers and those who emailed me. You have shared so many of your thank-you notes, comments, tips and fix stories. I really appreciated reading them all, I created this blog for you! I am finally at a point in my life where I can take all of the knowledge that I’ve learned along the way and share it with you.