Apple has released iOS 14.8, an urgent iPhone update that all users should install now. That’s because it comes with a warning—iOS 14.8 is an important security only upgrade for two vulnerabilities that Apple believes adversaries are already using to attack people’s iPhones.
The first security issue fixed in iOS 14.8 is a vulnerability in Apple’s CoreGraphics framework, where processing a maliciously crafted PDF may allow an attacker to execute code.
The second security hole fixed in iOS 14.8 is in the Apple WebKit browser engine, where processing malicious web content could allow an adversary to execute code.
Apple believes both vulnerabilities have been exploited by attackers, so it recommends you install iOS 14.8 now. The CoreGraphics PDF vulnerability is a zero click exploit reported by ethical hackers Citizen Lab. It would therefore be safe to assume iOS 14.8 patches the issue associated with the Pegasus spyware, says Sean Wright, SME security lead at Immersive Labs.
A zero click attack is very serious, because it requires no interaction from you to download malware onto your iPhone. Apple also released watchOS 7.6.2 to patch the zero click vulnerability.
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The first security issue fixed in iOS 14.8 is a vulnerability in Apple’s CoreGraphics framework, where processing a maliciously crafted PDF may allow an attacker to execute code.
The second security hole fixed in iOS 14.8 is in the Apple WebKit browser engine, where processing malicious web content could allow an adversary to execute code.
Apple believes both vulnerabilities have been exploited by attackers, so it recommends you install iOS 14.8 now. The CoreGraphics PDF vulnerability is a zero click exploit reported by ethical hackers Citizen Lab. It would therefore be safe to assume iOS 14.8 patches the issue associated with the Pegasus spyware, says Sean Wright, SME security lead at Immersive Labs.
A zero click attack is very serious, because it requires no interaction from you to download malware onto your iPhone. Apple also released watchOS 7.6.2 to patch the zero click vulnerability.
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