As a surprise — after all, we didn’t even have a beta version of them — Apple released today iOS 14.8 (Compilation 18H17), O iPad 14.8 (idem), o MacOS Big Sur 11.6 (20G165) this is watchOS 7.6.2 (18U80) For users of iPhones/iPads/iPods Touch, Macs and Apple Watches that are compatible with the current operating system.
According to the company, the new versions provide critical security updates [iOS/iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6, watchOS 7.6.2], being recommended for all users — systems are now available for direct download and update on your devices.
Of course, it’s worth remembering that the testing cycle continues in full swing: iOS/iPadOS 15 and watchOS 8 are in their eighth beta version; tvOS 15, in turn, on the ninth; macOS Monterey 12, on your friday.
update, by yan avellino13/09/2021 15:20
Apple has published support documents detailing what’s in the released update linked above. The company says the new versions fix serious security vulnerabilities that can be actively exploited.
two of the main concerns the lag webkit And, most seriously, in CoreGraphics – Reported by Citizen Lab last August. The group discovered zero-click attacks (zero-click attack) on iPhones that defeated the security system blastdoor from apple.
In addition to its core systems, Apple also updated safari Version 14.1.2 and . For Security Update 2021-005 is released For macOS Catalina users.
As we mentioned, everything is fine now. I
