If you have an iPhone 6, iPad mini 2, or other older Apple device, you are unfortunately locked out of the latest devices. iOS 16.3 Update that arrived this week. however,[設定]There are still updates waiting to be installed at
Apple occasionally pushes critical security updates to older phones (at the end August 2022) and this is one of those times. The iOS 12.5.7 update contains just one patch that fixes a zero-day WebKit vulnerability that allows hackers to execute arbitrary code on your Mac.
WebKit
- Available for: iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, iPod touch (6th generation)
- Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of reports that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released prior to iOS 15.1.
- Explanation: A type confusion issue was addressed through improved state handling.
- CVE-2022-42856: Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group
Security update pushed to new devices iOS 16.1.2 November 30th and iOS 15.7.2 December 13th. It’s not clear why he waited nearly eight weeks for Apple to deliver it to iOS 12 devices.
To install the update, go to the Settings app, then Universal When software update. Tap Download and install Follow the prompts.
