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CISA warns of 2 Apple OS bugs being exploited in the wild

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added two new Apple-related vulnerabilities to its catalogue and warned that they are both being actively exploited.

user icon David Hollingworth
Tue, 12 Sep 2023
CISA warns of 2 Apple OS bugs being exploited in the wild
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The first, CVE-2023-41064, is a buffer overflow vulnerability wherein a “maliciously crafted image” could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. This affects Apple products across its range, but it has been fixed in the following OS versions:

  • macOS Monterey 12.6.9
  • macOS Big Sur 11.7.10
  • macOS Ventura 13.5.2,
  • iOS 16.6.1
  • iPadOS 16.6.1
  • iOS 15.7.9
  • iPadOS 15.7.9

The second vulnerability, CVE-2023-41061, is a validation issue that could allow a malicious attachment to lead to arbitrary code execution. This flaw only affects Apple’s mobile devices, but it has been fixed in the following OS versions:

  • watchOS 9.6.2
  • iOS 16.6.1
  • iPadOS 16.6.1

“These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise,” CISA said in a statement.

According to CISA, both vulnerabilities are still being analysed, but nonetheless, making sure your affected devices are running up-to-date operating systems should do the trick.

David Hollingworth

David Hollingworth

David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.

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