[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Apple has disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for certain models of iPhones, iPads and Macs
- Security experts say issues could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of the devices
- iPhone 6S and later models; and several models of the iPad from 5th generation all affected by issues
- Also affected are iPad Pros, iPad Mini 4 and later, iPad Air 2 and later and Macs on MacOS Monterey
The update, iOS 15.6.1, also applies to the iPod Touch 7th generation. In addition, Mac computers on MacOS Monterey are affected - with users urged to download '12.5.1'. The issues were found by an anonymous researcher in 'WebKit', the browser engine that powers Safari; and 'Kernel', which is the core of the operating system.
There have so far been no confirmed reports of specific cases where the security flaw had been used against people or devices, and Apple has made no statement on the issue further to an update on its website.
In this note on its support page, Apple said one flaw means a malicious application 'may be able to execute arbitrary code with Kernel privileges' - which has been described as meaning full access to the device.
The update can be obtained by going to the 'Settings' section of a device, and choosing 'Software Update'. |