Impact: A malicious application may be able to gain root privilegesĭescription: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary code executionĭescription: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation.ĬVE-2022-22584: Mickey Jin of Trend Micro Here are the 10 flaws fixed in iOS 15.3 per Apple:Īvailable for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Apple tells developers it’s rolling out a fix for iCloud syncing issues impacting third-party apps.MacOS 12.2 may include the same fixes, but Apple hasn’t published the security update for that just yet.īeyond the Safari web browsing flaw, others security issues patched include apps gaining root privileges, the ability to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges, accessing user files through an iCloud bug, and more.
We knew about the web browsing and Google account ID flaw being patched ahead of time as it arrived with the RC versions of iOS 15.3 and macOS 12.2 However, Apple has now detailed the full list of security patches with documentation showing up for iOS 15.3, watchOS 8.4, and more. iOS 15.3 specifically patches 10 notable security bugs ranging from the Safari web browsing leak to a flaw that can give malicious apps root privileges, and more. Along with Apple’s software updates today for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and more, a variety of security issues have been fixed.