Security Alert (A21-12-08): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple iOS and iPadOS


 

Published on: 14 December 2021

     
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Description:

Apple has released iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2 to fix the vulnerabilities in various Apple devices. The list of vulnerability information can be found at:

This link will open in a new windowhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976

 

Affected Systems:

  • iPhone 6s and later
  • iPad 5th generation and later, Air 2 and later, mini 4 and later, Pro (all models)
  • iPod touch (7th generation)

 

Impact:

A successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution, information disclosure, privilege escalation, security restriction bypass or system corruption on an affected device.

 

Recommendation:

Apple has released new version of iOS and iPadOS to address the issue.

The updates can be obtained through the auto-update mechanism. Users of affected systems should follow the recommendations provided by the product vendor and take immediate actions to mitigate the risk.

 

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