Apple releases a rare iOS update for iPhone 6, iPhone 5s: Here’s why you should care
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Apple has released a rare iOS 12 update for users who are using older iPhone and iPad models. The latest update dubbed as the iOS 12.5.6 arrives almost a year after the company released the iOS 12.5.5 on to supported devices and it fixes a major vulnerability that the company fixed in its recent iOS 15.5.6 update.
According to the support documents shared by Apple, the vulnerability in iOS 12 could allow “processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.” This means that the bug in iOS 12 could allow a website to run a malicious program unchecked on the affected iPhones and even iPad if users open it in a web browser such as the company’s own Safari. What’s concerning is that Apple says that this bug may have been actively exploited by malicious hackers.
“Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited,” Apple wrote in a support page detailing the vulnerability.
Apple says that iPhone and iPad users who are using the iPhone 5s, the iPhone 6, the iPhone 6 Plus, the iPad Air, the iPad mini 2, the iPad mini 3, and the 6th-generation iPod Touch should update their Apple devices as soon as possible.
How to download iOS 12.5.6 update on your iPhone or iPad
If you want to download iOS 12.5.6 update on your iPhone or iPad here is what you need to do:
Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
Step 2: Scroll down to the General option and tap it.
Step 3: Now tap the Software Update option.
Step 4: If you have any of the above mentioned device, you will see iOS 12.5.6 update being available for you. Tap the Install and Update option and then follow the on-screen prompts to complete the process and fortify your iPhone or iPad from the bug.
As mentioned before, the iOS 12.5.6 update fixes the bug that Apple fixed in its recent iOS 15 update. The update also fixed another zero-day vulnerability that could lead an app to execute an arbitrary code with kernel privileges, which can give a hacker complete control of an affected device.
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Apple has released a rare iOS 12 update for users who are using older iPhone and iPad models. The latest update dubbed as the iOS 12.5.6 arrives almost a year after the company released the iOS 12.5.5 on to supported devices and it fixes a major vulnerability that the company fixed in its recent iOS 15.5.6 update.
According to the support documents shared by Apple, the vulnerability in iOS 12 could allow “processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.” This means that the bug in iOS 12 could allow a website to run a malicious program unchecked on the affected iPhones and even iPad if users open it in a web browser such as the company’s own Safari. What’s concerning is that Apple says that this bug may have been actively exploited by malicious hackers.
“Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited,” Apple wrote in a support page detailing the vulnerability.
Apple says that iPhone and iPad users who are using the iPhone 5s, the iPhone 6, the iPhone 6 Plus, the iPad Air, the iPad mini 2, the iPad mini 3, and the 6th-generation iPod Touch should update their Apple devices as soon as possible.
How to download iOS 12.5.6 update on your iPhone or iPad
If you want to download iOS 12.5.6 update on your iPhone or iPad here is what you need to do:
Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
Step 2: Scroll down to the General option and tap it.
Step 3: Now tap the Software Update option.
Step 4: If you have any of the above mentioned device, you will see iOS 12.5.6 update being available for you. Tap the Install and Update option and then follow the on-screen prompts to complete the process and fortify your iPhone or iPad from the bug.
As mentioned before, the iOS 12.5.6 update fixes the bug that Apple fixed in its recent iOS 15 update. The update also fixed another zero-day vulnerability that could lead an app to execute an arbitrary code with kernel privileges, which can give a hacker complete control of an affected device.
The post Apple releases a rare iOS update for iPhone 6, iPhone 5s: Here’s why you should care appeared first on BGR India.
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Apple has released a rare iOS 12 update for users who are using older iPhone and iPad models. The latest update dubbed as the iOS 12.5.6 arrives almost a year after the company released the iOS 12.5.5 on to supported devices and it fixes a major vulnerability that the company fixed in its recent iOS 15.5.6 update.
According to the support documents shared by Apple, the vulnerability in iOS 12 could allow “processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.” This means that the bug in iOS 12 could allow a website to run a malicious program unchecked on the affected iPhones and even iPad if users open it in a web browser such as the company’s own Safari. What’s concerning is that Apple says that this bug may have been actively exploited by malicious hackers.
“Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited,” Apple wrote in a support page detailing the vulnerability.
Apple says that iPhone and iPad users who are using the iPhone 5s, the iPhone 6, the iPhone 6 Plus, the iPad Air, the iPad mini 2, the iPad mini 3, and the 6th-generation iPod Touch should update their Apple devices as soon as possible.
How to download iOS 12.5.6 update on your iPhone or iPad
If you want to download iOS 12.5.6 update on your iPhone or iPad here is what you need to do:
Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
Step 2: Scroll down to the General option and tap it.
Step 3: Now tap the Software Update option.
Step 4: If you have any of the above mentioned device, you will see iOS 12.5.6 update being available for you. Tap the Install and Update option and then follow the on-screen prompts to complete the process and fortify your iPhone or iPad from the bug.
As mentioned before, the iOS 12.5.6 update fixes the bug that Apple fixed in its recent iOS 15 update. The update also fixed another zero-day vulnerability that could lead an app to execute an arbitrary code with kernel privileges, which can give a hacker complete control of an affected device.
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