With two major security fixes, we recommend all iPhone users update to iOS 15.6.1 immediately and all iPad users update to iPadOS 15.6.1.
Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.ĭescription: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Here are the full details according to Apple:Īvailable for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Apple released surprise software updates for iPhones, iPads and Macs on Wednesday that fix two security vulnerabilities known by Apple to be actively exploited by attackers. For this vulnerability, Apple says that “processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.”
The second vulnerability was in WebKit, the browser engine that powers Safari and all third-party browsers on iOS. The first vulnerability could have allowed an application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Both of these vulnerabilities impacted every iPhone and iPad model capable of running iOS 15.
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Head below for the details on what the issue was and how to update.Īccording to Apple, iOS 15.6.1 fixes two major vulnerabilities that were both exploited in the wild. Apple saying the update “provides important security updates and is recommended for all users.” Apple has now updated its security updates webpage with the full details on what’s been patched. Apple has released a fix for a zero-day vulnerability that bad actors could exploit to take full control of an iPhone, an iPad or a computer running macOS Monterey. Apple released iOS 15.6.1 to iPhone and iPad users this week.
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