This was one of the early critical updates for the then-new M1 Apple Silicon Macs, which were particularly susceptible to the USB-C dock issue.
While the update fixed the "bricking" bug, some community members reported standard post-update hurdles: macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 (20D80)
Released on February 25, 2021, was a critical, highly focused update designed to protect Mac hardware from a physical "bricking" threat. ⚡ The "Bricking" Prevention This was one of the early critical updates
Unlike most Big Sur releases, version 11.2.2 was unusual because it contained (publicly listed security vulnerabilities). It was almost exclusively a hardware-safety patch. was a critical
Some users found the update stuck and required a Safe Mode restart (holding Shift during boot) to complete.