Apple and Google announced the release of critical security updates on Friday. this must be done urgently By users of devices with iOS and MacOs operating systems. A note from Apple explains that emergency fixes are targeted. fix two vulnerabilities It can affect Macs, iPhones, iPads, and even Apple Watch-line watches.
Specifically, the identified flaw could make the following Apple devices vulnerable: iPhone 6S and above; iPad Pro, iPad 2 and above all models; iPad 5th generation and later; On iPad Mini 4 and later and 7th generation iPod Touch.
Those working with MacOs, a proprietary operating system developed for desktop computers, should apply the update to versions of Monterey, Big Sur, and Catalina.
How to update?
Search on Apple device, Go to Settings option, General and select Software Update. Then wait for the latest update to be searched, taking care to leave the device connected to a wireless network with at least 70% charge.
For Mac, go to: System Preferences > Software Update. To get Google’s 11 security fixes, including a critical fix for exploited “in the wild” CVE-2022-2856, go to: About Preferences and Chrome.
The updates released were as follows:
- iOS 15.6.1: Minor update for iPhones with two major security patches affecting Kernel and WebKit;
- iPadOS 15.6.1: Same updates as above, but for iPads
- macOS Monterey 12.5.1: Contains two important security updates for Kernel and WebKit;
- watchOS 8.7.1According to Apple, this update – available only for the Apple Watch Series 3 – does not include any CVE security entries, but it does fix a bug that caused the watch to suddenly reset.
- Safari 15.6.1: For Safari and Catalina, CVE-2022-32893 WebKit vulnerability in Safari fixed;
- Chrome for Mac: week, Google released version 104.0.5112.101 described above.
Source: Tec Mundo
