Security News > 2022 > December > Apple pushes out iOS security update that’s more tight-lipped than ever

It's just under a month since iOS 16.1.1 came out for Apple iPhone users, fixing a pair of bugs that were listed with the worrying words "a remote user may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution".

Now, there's another security update, apparently moving iPhone users only up to version iOS 16.1.2.

This update is mysterious even by Apple's usually tight-lipped standards, with the company living up to, and perhaps even beyond, its official statement that the it "Doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are generally available."

It's now 2022-12-02, two days after than the official release date shown above, and we can't tell you anything more than what we learned from the popup that appeared when we went to Settings > General > Software Update.

We didn't encounter any trouble that made us think you shouldn't update, and many iPhone users probably either already have or will soon receive the update automatically.

Keep your eyes on that HT20122 portal page to keep up with the full story, and to watch out in case other Apple platforms or earlier supported versions get belated-but-related updates for the same security holes.

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https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2022/12/02/apple-pushes-out-ios-security-update-thats-more-tight-lipped-than-ever/