Security News > 2023 > February > Patch Now: Apple's iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari Under Attack with New Zero-Day Flaw
Apple on Monday rolled out security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari to address a zero-day flaw that it said has been actively exploited in the wild.
It's not immediately clear as to how the vulnerability is being exploited in real-world attacks, but it's the second actively abused type confusion flaw in WebKit to be patched by Apple after CVE-2022-42856 in as many months, which was closed in December 2022.
WebKit flaws are also notable for the fact that they impact every third-party web browser that's available for iOS and iPadOS owing to Apple's restrictions that require browser vendors to use the same rendering framework.
Separately, the latest macOS update also plugs a privacy defect in Shortcuts that a malware-laced app can take advantage of to "Observe unprotected user data." The problem, Apple noted, was fixed with improved handling of temporary files.
Users are advised to update to iOS 16.3.1, iPadOS 16.3.1, macOS Ventura 13.2.1, and Safari 16.3.1 to mitigate potential risks.
Macs running macOS Ventura, macOS Big Sur, and macOS Monterey.
News URL
https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/patch-now-apples-ios-ipados-macos-and.html
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-15 | CVE-2022-42856 | Type Confusion vulnerability in Apple products A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. | 8.8 |