![]() ![]() Then there was a second bug in the kernel, CVE-2022-32894, by which said malware could extend its tentacles beyond the app it just compromised (such as a browser or a document viewer), and get control over the innards of the operating system itself, thus allowing the malware to spy on, modify or even install other apps, bypassing Apple’s much vaunted and notoriously strict security controls. Simply put, Apple has published a patch for CVE-2022-32893, which is one of the two mysterious zero-day bugs that received emergency patches on most other Apple platforms earlier in August 2022:Īpple patches double zero-day in browser and kernel – update now!Īs you will see in the article just above, there was a WebKit remote code execution bug, CVE-2022-32893, by means of which a jailbreaker, a spyware peddler, or some devious cybercriminal could lure you to a booby-trapped website and implant malware on your device, even if all you did was glance at an otherwise innocent-looking page or document. We didn’t receive a Security Advisory email from Apple, but an alert Naked Security reader who knows we still have that old iPhone 6+ let us know about Apple Security Bulletin HT213428. ![]() (Before iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1 came out, iPhones and iPads used the same operating system, referred to as iOS for both devices.) This new update applies to the following models: iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, and iPod touch 6th generation. (We figured that another crash would be unlikely to wreck the screen any further, so it seemed a useful compromise.)īut we’ve just noticed that Apple has decided to update iOS 12 again after all. ![]() The last update we received was back on, when we updated to iOS 12.5.5.Įvery subsequent update for iOS and iPadOS 15 has understandably reinforced our assumption that Apple had dropped iOS 12 support for evermore, and so we relegated the old iPhone to background duty, solely as an emergency device for maps or phone calls while on the road. Our much-loved iPhone 6+, now nearly eight years old but in pristine, as-new condition until a recent UDI ( unintended dismount incident, also known as a bicycle prang, which smashed the screen but left the device working fine otherwise), hasn’t received any security updates from Apple for almost a year. ![]()
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