Apple has begined the iOS 18.2 refresh on iPhones and also publishd a cautioning to employrs to refresh to the procrastinateedst gentleware as soon as possible, as it has insertressed various security problems. Accordingly, iPhone employrs have become interested in the details, wondering why they need to refresh to iOS 18.2.
Here’s everyskinnyg you need to understand about Apple’s procrastinateedst refresh, cautionings, and how it insertresses meaningful vulnerabilities.
iOS 18.2 features novel security refreshs to get iPhones
Apple’s iOS 18.2 features novel refreshs that have insertressed various security publishs. As per the help page, they are:
- AppleMobileFileIntegrity: There was an publish where an application could access benevolent employr data. This has been repaired with betterd verifys.
- Audio: An instable employr interface publish where mute would not be allowd after muting a call while ringing has been repaired with betterd state deal withment.
- Crash Reporter: A permissions publish allotriumphg apps to potentiassociate access benevolent employr data was repaired with insertitional remercilessions.
- FontParser: An publish where the processing of a maliciously planed font caemployd process memory disclobrave has been repaired with betterd verifys.
- ImageIO: The publish of maliciously planed images causing process memory disclobrave has been repaired with betterd verifys.
- Three Kernel Updates repaired publishs allotriumphg apps to leak benevolent kernel state, caemploy unforeseeed system termination, and corrupt kernel memory. Moreover, it also repaired an publish that permited attackers to create read-only memory mapping that could be written to. These publishs were repaired via insertitional validation, betterd locking, and betterd memory handling.
- Three lib refreshs — two libxpc and one libexpat, repaired publishs allotriumphg distant attackers to caemploy unforeseeed app termination and arbitrary code execution. Moreover, it also repaired an publish allotriumphg apps to shatter out of their sandbox, and get liftd privileges. These publishs were repaired with betterd memory verifys.
- Four webkit repaires that repaired the publish of processing maliciously planed web satisfied causing problems enjoy unforeseeed process crashes and memory fraudulence. These publishs were repaired with betterd verifys and memory handling.
Moreover, The iOS 18.2 refresh has also insertressed and repaired glaring publishs roverhappinessed to Passwords, Safari, SceneKit, and VoiceOver.
Furthermore, Apple has also repaired a vulnerability with the TCC (Transparency, Consent, and Control) subsystem that permited benevolent data to be accessed by another application if utilizeed by attackers.
