AppleUSBEthernetHost kext with a signature validation error
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On macOS Big Sur (11.0.1), running
system_profiler SPExtensionsDataType
in terminal includes a kext named AppleUSBEthernetHost from an unknown developer that has a signature validation error:
It appears to maybe be an old version of a kext for which there is a newer version properly signed by Apple at a different path.
This kext very possibly existed before I upgraded to Big Sur. I just looked at kexts now to ensure that I'm not running any unsupported legacy kexts.
Is it advisable / safe to remove the kext with the signature validation error?
What might have put it there?
What might have caused its signature error if it was once there without an error?
kext with signature validation error:
AppleUSBEthernetHost:
Version: 7.0
Last Modified: 2019-07-18, 11:56 PM
Bundle ID: com.apple.macos.driver.AppleUSBEthernetHost
Notarized: No
Loaded: No
Obtained from: Unknown
Kind: Intel
Architectures: x86_64
64-Bit (Intel): Yes
Location: /Library/Apple/System/Library/Extensions/AppleUSBEthernetHost.kext
Kext Version: 7.0
Loadable: No
Signature Validation Errors: Kext signature validation error code -67050
Dependencies: Satisfied
Signed by: Unknown
Newer kext without errors, properly signed by Apple:
Version: 8.1.1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01, 3:00 AM
Bundle ID: com.apple.macos.driver.AppleUSBEthernetHost
Notarized: Yes
Loaded: No
Obtained from: Apple
Kind: Universal
Architectures: arm64e, x86_64
64-Bit (Intel): Yes
Location: /System/Library/Extensions/AppleUSBEthernetHost.kext
Kext Version: 8.1.1
Loadable: Yes
Dependencies: Satisfied
Signed by: Software Signing, Apple Code Signing Certification Authority, Apple Root CA
Asked by XDR
(664 rep)
Nov 13, 2020, 03:38 AM