Apple has launched new updates for numerous Apple units that repair safety points which will have been “actively exploited.”
The updates embrace iOS/iPadOS 14.5.1, macOS 11.3.1, and watchOS 7.4.1 (through The Verge). The updates tackle vulnerabilities in Apple’s WebKit, the browser engine that’s used within the Safari browser throughout all Apple units.
These vulnerabilities are CVE-2021-30665 and CVE-2021-30663.
“Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited,” Apple defined in a assist web page. Apple rolls out fix for WebKit security issue
Memory corruption challenge
It has addressed a “memory corruption issue” and an “integer overflow issue” in Webkit.
The iOS/iPadOS 14.5.1, macOS 11.3.1, and watchOS 7.4.1 updates can be found for iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all fashions), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad fifth era and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod contact (seventh era), macOS Big Sur and Apple Watch Series 3 and later, respectively. Apple fixes security issues ‘actively exploited’ by hackers with its latest update
For older units corresponding to iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, and iPod contact (sixth era), it has launched the iOS 12.5.3 replace which addresses numerous points with WebKit and WebKit Storage. Apple to let users find third-party products with Find My network
This is the third replace that Apple has launched to handle flaws in Webkit. It had beforehand addressed related points with iOS 14.4.2 and iPadOS 14.4.2 updates which cowl older units in addition to with watchOS 7.3.3 replace for Apple Watches.
Previously, it had additionally launched 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 updates for a similar.
