Carbon Black Cloud: Memory Leak in Mac Sensor 3.6.1.10

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Environment

• Carbon Black Cloud MacOS Sensor: 3.5.1 and Higher
• Apple MacOS: 11/Big Sur and later

Symptoms

• Memory Leak in Mac Sensor 3.6.1.10
• Downgrading to 3.5.3.82 does not resolve the issue

Resolution

Enabling Full Disk Access resolves this issue. 

Additional Notes

• Carbon Black recommends granting the Sensor Full Disk Access on all macOS machines running 10.14.5 and higher
• Full Disk Access is not required for the Sensor to function, but it is required for the Sensor to be fully effective. 

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