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iOS 18: Apple Just Gave iPhone Users 33 Reasons To Update Now
iOS 18: Apple Just Gave iPhone Users 33 Reasons To Update Now
By Kate O'Flaherty, Senior Contributor. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist.
Sep 17, 2024, 03:27am EDT
Apple released iOS 18 on Monday, along with 33 security fixes and a bunch of new iPhone features. Apple’s iOS 18 was issued at the same time as iOS 17.7, a security-only update for iPhone users who want to wait to upgrade their devices.
While iOS 17.7 contains 16 security fixes, iOS 18 comes with over twice that number. Some of the flaws fixed in iOS 18 are serious, impacting WebKit, the engine that underpins the Safari browser and the Kernel at the heart of the iPhone operating system.
Among the notable issues fixed in iOS 18 are two vulnerabilities in the Kernel, tracked as CVE-2024-44165 and CVE-2024-44191 — which could allow an app to gain unauthorized access to Bluetooth. A flaw in the Sandbox, CVE-2024-40863, could see an app leak sensitive information. Meanwhile, CVE-2024-40857 is an issue in WebKit where processing maliciously crafted web content could lead to universal cross site scripting.
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By Kate O'Flaherty, Senior Contributor. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist.
Sep 17, 2024, 03:27am EDT
Apple released iOS 18 on Monday, along with 33 security fixes and a bunch of new iPhone features. Apple’s iOS 18 was issued at the same time as iOS 17.7, a security-only update for iPhone users who want to wait to upgrade their devices.
While iOS 17.7 contains 16 security fixes, iOS 18 comes with over twice that number. Some of the flaws fixed in iOS 18 are serious, impacting WebKit, the engine that underpins the Safari browser and the Kernel at the heart of the iPhone operating system.
Among the notable issues fixed in iOS 18 are two vulnerabilities in the Kernel, tracked as CVE-2024-44165 and CVE-2024-44191 — which could allow an app to gain unauthorized access to Bluetooth. A flaw in the Sandbox, CVE-2024-40863, could see an app leak sensitive information. Meanwhile, CVE-2024-40857 is an issue in WebKit where processing maliciously crafted web content could lead to universal cross site scripting.
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