Apple released updates for all of its operating systems earlier this week and if you haven’t updated your device yet, you should do so before the end of the weekend. It’s not just the new Journal app for iPhone or Sonoma Weather widgets: all seven updates contain critical security updates that will make your devices safer. Here’s everything Apple fixed this week:
System: iOS and iPadOS
- Version: 17.2
- Security fixes: 11
- Notable fixes: Find My (an application may be able to read sensitive location information); Siri (an attacker with physical access can use Siri to access sensitive user data)
System: iOS and iPadOS
- Version: 16.7.3
- Security fixes: 8
- Notable fixes: WebKit (Processing web content may disclose sensitive information. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited on versions of iOS prior to iOS 16.7.1.)
System: macOS Sonoma
- Version: 14.2
- Security fixes: 22
- Notable fixes: Core (an application may be able to escape its sandbox); WebKit (processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution)
System: macOS Ventura
- Version: 13.6.3
- Security fixes: 12
- Notable fixes: TCC (an application can access protected user data); Vim (Opening a malicious file may cause an application to shut down unexpectedly or execute arbitrary code)
System: macOS Monterey
- Version: 12.7.2
- Security fixes: ten
- Notable fixes: CoreServices (a user can cause an application to shut down unexpectedly or execute arbitrary code); ImageIO (Processing an image can lead to arbitrary code execution)
System: tvOS
- Version: 17.2
- Security fixes: 7
- Notable fixes: WebKit (processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution; processing an image may lead to denial of service)
System: watchOS
- Version: 10.2
- Security fixes: 8
- Notable fixes: Accounts (an application can access sensitive user data); ExtensionKit (An application can access sensitive user data)
Additionally, Apple also patched Safari for macOS Monterey and Ventura with two previously patched WebKit patches in Sonoma in late November, bringing the total to 80 patches across all its devices. Granted, a lot of them overlap, but you still need to update each device to protect against all of them.
To update your iPhone or iPad, go to the Settings app, select Generaland then Software update.
To update your Ventura or Sonoma Mac, launch the System Settings app, click Generaland then Software update.
To update your Monterey Mac, launch System Preferences, then select the Software update window.
To update your Apple TV, open Settings, then SystemAnd Software updates.
Finally, to update your Apple Watch, go to the Watch app on your iPhone, tap the My Watch tab, select GeneralSO Software update. You can also update directly on your watch by going to the Settings app and tapping GeneralSO Software update. Your watch will need to be at least 50% charged to complete the update.
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