One of the reasons why the operating system is usually updated is the addition of new functions that we like or that suits us very well. We rarely give security implementations the importance they deserve, unless they are very urgent or important. When I say important, I mean it created alarm among users. However, these security improvements should be the most important ones that users should take into account. You will update to iOS 16.2 probably by Freeform or other news, but you know that this version fixes more than a dozen vulnerabilities.
We already have the new version of iOS available for these compatible devices. Considering that it introduces new versions and updates as well as applications, it is recommended to install But it is also true that this new version also adds the possibility of having stopped many vulnerabilities in their tracks. Apple comments in the details of the new version that at least a dozen vulnerabilities have been fixed with the update.
This includes fixes in areas such as Accounts, AppleAVD, GPU Drivers, ImageIO, iTunes Store, and WebKit. For example, one such exploit allowed a malicious video file to execute kernel code without user permission. Fixed another exploit allowing apps to bypass privacy preferences. It was only in WebKit, which powers Safari and all other web browsers on iOS, that Apple found and Fixed seven security vulnerabilities with iOS 16.2. One of them also led to the execution of arbitrary code.
Don’t think that these updates only arrived for iOS, because as you may have read, they share these vulnerabilities with other Apple devices. For it, they are available on macOS Ventura 13.1, tvOS 16.2 watchOS 9.2.
By the way, Apple too released iOS 15.7.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2 and macOS Big Sur 11.7.2 with the same fixes for users who are unwilling or unable to update their devices to the latest versions of operating systems.
Tip: If you can, upgrade.
