Apple patched two major security flaws with new iPhone, iPad, and Mac updates, including one that could let hackers control your devices.
Earlier this week, Apple rolled out a series of software updates for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Apple’s release notes explained that the updates included “important security updates,” but the company didn’t offer any additional details. A short time later, Apple published pages on its support site describing the security content of the updates, and if you planned on waiting to install the latest updates, you might want to reconsider.
The updates that Apple released on Wednesday patch two major security flaws. The first is a problem with Safari’s WebKit engine that allows hackers to process “maliciously crafted web content [that] may lead to arbitrary code execution.
