Indian cyber agency Computer Emergency Response Team in India (CERT-In) has issued a high risk warning to all Apple users. The agency has found multiple vulnerabilities in Apple products which could allow an attacker to access sensitive information.
According to CERT-in, several new vulnerabilities could allow hackers to execute arbitrary code, bypass security restrictions, cause denial of service (DoS) conditions, bypass authentication, gain elevated privileges and perform spoofing attacks on the targeted system.
CERT-IN, which is under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has also compiled a list of affected software.
– Apple iOS versions prior to 17.1 and iPadOS versions prior to 17.1
– Apple iOS versions prior to 16.7.2 and iPados versions prior to 16.7.2
– Apple 10S versions prior to 15.8 and iPados versions prior to 15.8
– Apple macOS Sonoma versions prior to 14.1
– Apple macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.6.1
– Apple macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.7.1
– Apple tvOS versions prior to 17.1
– Apple watchOS versions prior to 10.1
– Apple Safari versions prior to 17.1
CERT-In has advised all iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac and iPad users to safeguard against potential hacking and data theft by updating their devices with the latest Apple firmware. People who want to protect their personal data must install the latest updates for iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and Safari as soon as possible.
The Cupertino-based tech giant has already released the update, and you can install it by going to the device settings.
iPhone users can go to Settings > General > Software Update. The screen shows the currently installed version of iOS and whether an update is available.
Apple last week released iOS 17.1, introducing a range of new features for iPhones that run the iOS 17 operating system. It also addresses a number of other bugs. It fixes an issue that could cause the Significant Location privacy setting to reset when transferring or pairing an Apple Watch for the first time.
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