{"id":48459,"date":"2022-08-17T22:43:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T22:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/new-macos-12-5-1-and-ios-15-6-1-updates-patch-actively-exploited-vulnerabilities\/"},"modified":"2022-08-17T22:43:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T22:43:42","slug":"new-macos-12-5-1-and-ios-15-6-1-updates-patch-actively-exploited-vulnerabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/new-macos-12-5-1-and-ios-15-6-1-updates-patch-actively-exploited-vulnerabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"New macOS 12.5.1 and iOS 15.6.1 updates patch \u201cactively exploited\u201d vulnerabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<figure class=\"intro-image intro-left\">\n  <figcaption class=\"caption\"\/>  <\/figure>\n<aside id=\"social-left\" class=\"social-left\" aria-label=\"Read the comments or share this article\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- cache hit 700:single\/related:d0a94808f1ab6772c277290fa327b2e7 --><!-- empty --><\/p>\n<p>Apple has released a trio of operating system updates to patch security vulnerabilities that it says &#8220;may have been actively exploited.&#8221;  The macOS 12.5.1, iOS 15.6.1, and iPadOS 15.6.1 updates are available for download now and should be installed as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The three updates all fix the same pair of bugs.  One, labeled CVE-2022-32894, is a kernel vulnerability that can allow apps &#8220;to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. The other, CVE-2022-32893, is a WebKit bug that allows for arbitrary code execution via &#8220;maliciously crafted web content.&#8221; Both discoveries are attributed to an anonymous security researcher. WebKit is used in the Safari browser as well as in apps like Mail that use Apple&#8217;s WebViews to render and display content.<\/p>\n<p>Apple didn&#8217;t release equivalent security patches for macOS Catalina or Big Sur, two older versions of macOS that are still receiving regular security updates.  We&#8217;ve contacted Apple to see whether it plans to release these patches for these older OSes, or if they aren&#8217;t affected by the bugs and don&#8217;t need to be patched.<\/p>\n<p>Apple&#8217;s software release notes for the updates don&#8217;t reference any other fixes or features.  Apple is actively developing iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura, and those updates are due out later this fall.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple has released a trio of operating system updates to patch security vulnerabilities that it says &#8220;may have been actively exploited.&#8221; The macOS 12.5.1, iOS 15.6.1, and iPadOS 15.6.1 updates are available for download now and should be installed as soon as possible. The three updates all fix the same pair of bugs. One, labeled &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/new-macos-12-5-1-and-ios-15-6-1-updates-patch-actively-exploited-vulnerabilities\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New macOS 12.5.1 and iOS 15.6.1 updates patch \u201cactively exploited\u201d vulnerabilities<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":48588,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/ios-15-6-1-fixes-two-security-vulnerabilities-that-were-actively-exploited-in-the-wild\/","url_meta":{"origin":48459,"position":0},"title":"iOS 15.6.1 fixes two security vulnerabilities that were actively exploited in the wild","date":"August 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Apple released iOS 15.6.1 to iPhone and iPad users this afternoon. The initial release notes did not specify what exactly had changed, other than Apple saying the update \u201cprovides important security updates and is recommended for all users.\u201d Apple has now updated its security updates webpage with the full details\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Technology&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":48540,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/ios-15-6-1-update-now-warning-issued-to-all-iphone-users\/","url_meta":{"origin":48459,"position":1},"title":"iOS 15.6.1\u2014Update Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users","date":"August 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Apple has released iOS 15.6.1, along with a warning to update now, because it fixes two security holes already being used to attack iPhones. 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