Apple patches major iPhone, iPad, and Mac security flaw in vital new update

Source: Christine Romero-Chan / iMore

Apple has confirmed that software released for its iPhone, iPad, and Macs this week has patched a big security issue that could be actively exploited.

Apple released new versions of iOS 15, iPadOS 15 and macOS Monterey this week. From the release notes:

Available 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)

Impact: 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.

Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

CVE-2022-22620: an anonymous researcher

The same issue also found on Macs has also been corrected. It was found by an anonymous researcher and Apple warns that it may have been actively exploited by malicious users.

With that being said, this is probably one new version of the software for your various iDevices that you don’t want to ignore. If you’re not sure how to download it, you can follow our guide on how to download and install iOS 15.3.1 on your iPhone and how to download and install macOS Monterey 12.2.1 on your Mac.

Apple also released an update for watchOS 8 to patch the same pervading issue, so don’t wait to download all of these updates now!