When iOS 16.3.1 arrived in February, it included a important safety repair for a WebKit vulnerability that was recognized to have been actively exploited. On the identical time, Apple patched iPadOS (16.3.1), macOS Ventura (13.2.1), and Safari for Monterey and Huge Sur (16.3.1).
Over a month later, Apple has lastly up to date older iPhones and iPads, too. iOS 15.7.4, which is for the iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, and iPhone SE (1st gen), and iPadOS 15.7.4, for iPad Air 2, iPad mini (4th gen), and iPod contact (seventh gen), incorporates 16 safety patches for quite a lot of system capabilities, however none are greater than the WebKit patch from final month:
WebKit
- Impression: Processing maliciously crafted internet content material could result in arbitrary code execution. Apple is conscious of a report that this situation could have been actively exploited.
- Description: A sort confusion situation was addressed with improved checks.
- WebKit Bugzilla: 251944/CVE-2023-23529: an nameless researcher
Moreover, there are safety updates for Calendar, Discover My, and Shortcuts which are additionally a part of iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. There’s additionally a second WebKit patch:
WebKit
- Impression: A web site might be able to monitor delicate person data
- Description: The problem was addressed by eradicating origin data.
- WebKit Bugzilla: 250837/CVE-2023-27954: an nameless researcher
With iOS 17 set to reach this fall, it’s seemingly that this is without doubt one of the final iOS 15 variations Apple will launch earlier than turning off updates. To obtain iOS 15.7.4, head over to the Settings app, then faucet Common and Software program Replace. Faucet Obtain and Set up and comply with the prompts.
