Updates continue to roll in: In addition to the major new versions of Apple’s operating systems that were published last night, Apple has now also introduced bug fix updates for older systems. Some of these are based on several major versions and should be installed quickly as they contain important security fixes. There are no feature updates, at least Apple doesn’t refer to them as such.
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Sonoma and Ventura
In addition to macOS 15, this was also the case macOS Sonoma 14.7 And macOS Ventura 13.7 published. Each of these intercepts several dozen existing loopholes that could be used to, among other things, enforce restrictions, read sensitive information, crash apps, or alter content in the file system.
Many areas are affected, from the kernel to compression, Automator and sudo. As is unfortunately the case with Apple, they are only available in the latest macOS – in this case macOS 15 aka Sequoia – Virtually all bugs fixed. To close gaps in the browser engine WebKit for older macOS versions Safari 18 Published, which can also be downloaded individually. The previous macOS version 12 aka Monterey will no longer receive updates – users who are still using it should at least consider switching to Ventura to get the most important security fixes.
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Updates for iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 are still available – for all those who don’t want to update to iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 so soon. Each of these reaches version 17.7. Apple has listed a total of 16 closed intervals – there are even fewer here iOS 18 or iPadOS 18. Problems mentioned include authentication issues including denial-of-service attacks, potential crashes, leaked traffic from VPN tunnels, privacy leaks (including contact details) and unwanted access to the local network.
Apple hasn’t updated watchOS 10 and tvOS 17 yet; these should be updated watchOS 11 And tvOS 18 To receive security fixes, Xcode and VisionOS must also be updated to the latest versions 16 Respectively: 2.0 To receive all security related updates.
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Apple is addressing these security flaws in iOS 18, macOS 15 and Co.
