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Apple confirms WebKit security updates break browsing on some sites
2023-07-11 15:42

Apple confirmed today that emergency security updates released on Monday to address a zero-day bug exploited in attacks also break browsing on some websites.

The company advises customers who have already applied the buggy security updates to remove them if they're experiencing issues while browsing the web.

"Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited," the company said in iOS and macOS advisories describing the CVE-2023-37450 vulnerability patched in yesterday's emergency security updates.

"This Rapid Security Response provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users," Apple warned customers on devices the RSR patches were delivered.

Since the start of the year, Apple patched a total of ten zero-day flaws exploited in the wild to hack iPhones, Macs, or iPads.

Apple fixes three new zero-days exploited to hack iPhones, Macs.


News URL

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-confirms-webkit-security-updates-break-browsing-on-some-sites/

Related Vulnerability

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2023-07-27 CVE-2023-37450 The issue was addressed with improved checks.
network
low complexity
apple webkitgtk
8.8

Related vendor

VENDOR LAST 12M #/PRODUCTS LOW MEDIUM HIGH CRITICAL TOTAL VULNS
Apple 68 212 1433 2208 257 4110
Webkit 2 0 1 6 0 7