#Apple security update news install#
#Apple security update news update#
#Apple security update news Patch#

The iOS and iPadOS patches come a day after Google revealed North Korea's hackers had targeted information security researchers, luring them to a website that seemingly contained a Chrome zero-day exploit to infect their Windows PCs and offering them malware-infected Visual Studio project files.Ī spokesperson for Apple was not immediately available to confirm whether or not today's software updates and yesterday's disclosure are linked. None of the iCloud for Windows flaws are said to have been exploited in the wild.

#Apple security update news update#

The update process also uses system software authorization to check that only copies of operating system versions that are actively being signed by Apple can be installed on iOS and iPadOS devices, or on Mac.

#Apple security update news install#

CVE-2020-29617, CVE-2020-29619: Xingwei Lin again, this time with bugs that can corrupt the heap, and presumably crash the application, via a maliciously crafted image. The update process uses the same hardware-based root of trust that secure boot uses that is designed to install only Apple-signed code.CVE-2020-29618: Found by Xingwei Lin of Ant Security Light-Year Lab, this works just like the above image-parsing hole, leading to code execution.While most users might have upgraded their Apple Watch to the latest operating system, those who havent should update it right away as their data could be at risk. That means you could send a picture to someone, and if it's opened by them using this software, malware hidden in the file could be allowed to run and get up to all sorts of mischief. Question: Q: Apple security virus warning on iPhone Hello there, So last night I was reading up on some wrestling news on my iPhone when suddenly the website redirected and I got two pop ups saying my phone has 6 viruses (some Trojan the text is blocking the Trojans name) and to download My Mobile Secure to remove viruses. The Apple Security Updates page reveals that the flaw highlighted by Cert-In was discovered by Natalie Sivanovich from Google Project Zero Team and the name of the error is CVE-2022-32788. CVE-2020-29611: Found by Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero, this vulnerability can be exploited by a specially crafted image to achieve arbitrary code execution.The iGiant also released iCloud for Windows 12.0 to address: Apple has released security updates to macOS, iOS, and iPadOS to address a zero-day vulnerability in the WebKit browser engine that attackers may already have used in the wild. Apple, warning of a possible security threat, released software updates for the iPhone and iPad on Tuesday. It was reported by Theodore Dubois, and is not believed to have been exploited in the wild. Please disable your ad blocker to view the video content. The previously unknown vulnerability affected all major Apple. Researchers at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab said the security issue was exploited to plant spyware on a Saudi activist's iPhone.

#Apple security update news Patch#

In addition to these fixes, Apple also emitted Xcode 12.4 that fixes CVE-2021-1800, a bug that can be exploited by malicious applications running on someone's Mac to access a user's personal files. Apple released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers said could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other Apple devices without any user action.