Apple Security Flaw

[PFMills]

I read in The Guardian today that Apple have found a security flaw in certain iPhones and iPads. I’m not much up on things like this. Should I be concerned having an iPhone XS and an iPad 9. thank you for any advice.

[phetphet]

All you can do is ensure you have updated to the latest OS. Which I believe is 15.6.1 as of two days ago.

 

 

Edited August 19, 2022 by phetphet

[MJCM]

^ +1

 

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213412

 

 

 

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iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1

Released August 17, 2022

Kernel

Available 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)

Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

CVE-2022-32894: an anonymous researcher

 

 

[sometimewoodworker]

29 minutes ago, PFMills said:

 

I read in The Guardian today that Apple have found a security flaw in certain iPhones and iPads. I’m not much up on things like this. Should I be concerned having an iPhone XS and an iPad 9. thank you for any advice.

 

I have yet to have any security problems with any of my apple devices, I’ve had numerous iPads from the iPad 3 and iPhones since the SE. Apple is proactive in fixing problems, I virtually never get concerned as long as I’m reasonably up to date.

 

However I do have different passwords and user names for all websites and control them using 1Password 

[MJCM]

3 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said:

Apple is proactive in fixing problems, I virtually never get concerned as long as I’m reasonably up to date.

And don't visit too many dodgy websites ????

[sometimewoodworker]

6 minutes ago, MJCM said:

And don't visit too many dodgy websites ????

I doubt that my use could be described as particularly safe. I certainly don’t restrict my usage to safe sites, though I don’t actively search out problem ones.