--- description: It's tarnishing Macs' virus-free reputation title: Apple Says It’s Fixing This Nasty Mac Bug image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf8abfd6fc2fe1d5/69885d9b2dce01014b9e4e55/gettyimages-476530644.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Apple Says It's Fixing This Nasty Mac Bug by [Daniel Roberts / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Daniel Roberts / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 5, 2015 12:12 PM CUT  Chinese customers are experiencing and choosing Apple's products in an Apple store beside West lake in Hangzhou, which is the biggest Apple store in Asia. Chinese customers are experiencing and choosing Apple's products in an Apple store beside West lake in Hangzhou, which is the biggest Apple store in Asia.Zhang Peng—LightRocket via Getty Images by [Daniel Roberts / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Daniel Roberts / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 5, 2015 12:12 PM CUT Apple is working to fix a “privilege escalation” vulnerability in time for the next software update to Mac OS X, [The _Guardian_](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/05/apple-will-fix-mac-os-x-bug-amid-security-concerns?CMP=twt%5Ftechnology%2Agdntech "undefined") reports. The bug stems from OS X’s dynamic linker DYLD, which links together shared libraries on storage. The vulnerability essentially lets software run on users’ computers as if those users had entered their administrator password, potentially opening up deep access to affected machines. The bug has already been spotted infecting computers, per The _Guardian_. Some users worried that the bug would not be fixed until Mac’s next OS version, El Capitan, comes in the fall, but Apple has made it a rush job. The other serious Apple bug of the summer, Thunderstrike 2, which allowed attackers to overwrite a Mac’s firmware, was at least somewhat fixed in the most recent update, Mac OS X 10.10.4. 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