Apple Patch Day: Code Execution Flaws in iPhones, iPads, macOS
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Summary
Apple has addressed a critical set of vulnerabilities across its device platforms, rolling out updates for iPhones, iPads, and macOS following the exploitation of a zero-day flaw in older iOS versions. The security updates fix 16 vulnerabilities, highlighting a memory corruption issue (CVE-2024-23296) in RTKit related to Apple’s embedded operating systems which impact nearly all Apple devices. Additionally, Apple's latest security measures rectify 14 newer security defects within its mobile operating systems and address numerous vulnerabilities across various macOS versions that could potentially allow arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, and unauthorized data access.
