A newly released set of security solutions from Apple is “recommended for all users,” meaning that for anyone with an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch it is probably time for an update.
According to Apple, the patch will fix a security flaw that made WebKit – the engine that powers Apple’s Safari browser – vulnerable to memory corruption. Once users have visited a web page containing the malicious code, the vulnerability could be exploited by attackers, who could then gain access to the affected device and write malicious code on it.
If the security fixes are applied, iPhones and iPads users will to become update to iOS and iPadOS 14.4.1, watchOS users would update to 7.3.2 and macOS Big Sur would update to version 11.2.3
Despite being reported by Google and Microsoft, the bugs are not thought to have been actively exploited – unlike the three separate zero-day security flaws discovered in January. All three had the previous bugs “actively exploited,” Apple reported at the time by hackers who found a way to link the three vulnerabilities together to gain access to the underlying iPhone software.
Apple users can secure their devices by visiting System preferences, and then click Software update to see if one is available
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