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Macintosh News => iPhone/iPod/iPad News => Topic started by: HCK on March 29, 2024, 04:05:07 pm



Title: Security Bite: Here’s why Apple is being vague with iOS 17.4.1 details
Post by: HCK on March 29, 2024, 04:05:07 pm
Security Bite: Here’s why Apple is being vague with iOS 17.4.1 details

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/03/ios-17.4.1-security.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p><strong>Update:</strong> Apple released details (https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/25/ios-17-4-1-these-2-security-fixes/) on the security patches for iOS 17.4.1, iPadOS 17.4.1, visionOS 1.1.1, as well as macOS 14.4.1. They all patch an integer overflow vulnerability in two separate frameworks. Apple didn’t say whether it was being actively exploited. More details can be found here (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214097).</p>



<p>Last week, Apple released iOS 17.4.1  (https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/21/apple-releases-ios-17-4-1-for-iphone-users-more/)with rather vague release notes claiming to include important bug fixes and security (http://9to5mac.com/guides/security) patches. Two days later, the company has yet to add any specifics. This is unusual for Apple, which typically lists critical security patches hours after a release and suggests that the ones in iOS 17.4.1 could be significant or something else entirely…</p>



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Source: Security Bite: Here’s why Apple is being vague with iOS 17.4.1 details (https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/23/why-apple-is-being-vague-with-ios-17-4-1-details/)