Apple reveals two iOS zero-day vulnerabilities that allow attackers to access fully patched devices

https://techxplore.com ^ | MAY 4, 2021 | by Sarah Katz

[FreedomPoster]

I’m intrigued with this approach but not quite ready to take the plunge. Will monitor for sure.

[Garth Tater]

The latest iteration is just now becoming what I would consider to be usable but it is moving ahead quickly. Maybe another year or so before it hits the “good enough” zone and starts being a threat to the big boys.

[Swordmaker]

Apple issues a patch update to iOS 15.4 to cover two zero day vulnerabilities found in WebKit that affects iOS, iPadOS and MacOS browsers, Mail, and other browsers that use the WebKit framework. This is not something that was actually introduced with the release of iOS or iPadOS 15.4 but a new vulnerability that was just revealed. There are no current exploits in the wild that take advantage of this vulnerability and the apps they could exploit are sandboxed. Users should update their systems to patch WebKit to avoid this possibility. Linux users and many other open source browsers also use Apple’s WebKit framework. —PING!

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[Red Badger]

They are patching a patch that patched a previous patch?..................

[Swordmaker]

They are patching a patch that patched a previous patch?..................

That occurs more often than you might think. A patch that was released gets forgotten in a latter patch. I’ve seen it several times. But I don’t think that is the case this time., Sometimes an update just breaks something that needs fixing. i don’t think hat the case here either, but it might be with the heightened scrutiny of MacOS with it running on a modified ARM with M1 processors.

[Shady]

Thanks, Installing now.

[Mark17]

Hey bro, I am proud owner of a new iPhone 12. 😀👍