Apple learned of the problem from an anonymous security researcher.
Apple is patching yet another zero-day vulnerability in iOS that the company is warning might be under active exploitation from hackers. According to Apple, the flaw can allow an application to “execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.” That means a hacker-controlled iOS app could tap the vulnerability to hijack an iPhone since the kernel controls the core of the operating system. “Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited,” the company adds. iPhones going back to the iPhone 6s can all be affected.
