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iOS 17.6--Update Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users
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iOS 17.6—Update Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users
Kate O'Flaherty
Senior Contributor
Cybersecurity and privacy journalist
Jul 31, 2024,08:12am EDT
Updated July 31 with new CISA alert about iOS 17.6, as well as details on other updates issued alongside it.
Apple has issued iOS 17.6, along with a warning to update now. That’s because iOS 17.6 comes with a rather hefty 35 security fixes for serious holes in Apple’s iPhone operating system.
Apple doesn’t give much detail about what’s fixed in iOS 17.6, to allow as many people to update as possible before attackers can get hold of the information. However, the list on Apple’s support page shows iOS 17.6 squashes bugs in the Kernel at the heart of the iPhone operating system as well as several flaws in WebKit, the engine that underpins the Safari browser.
The iOS 17.6 upgrade has been a long time coming. Apple issued its last major security update, iOS 17.5, in mid-May.
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iOS 17.6—Update Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users
Kate O'Flaherty
Senior Contributor
Cybersecurity and privacy journalist
Jul 31, 2024,08:12am EDT
Updated July 31 with new CISA alert about iOS 17.6, as well as details on other updates issued alongside it.
Apple has issued iOS 17.6, along with a warning to update now. That’s because iOS 17.6 comes with a rather hefty 35 security fixes for serious holes in Apple’s iPhone operating system.
Apple doesn’t give much detail about what’s fixed in iOS 17.6, to allow as many people to update as possible before attackers can get hold of the information. However, the list on Apple’s support page shows iOS 17.6 squashes bugs in the Kernel at the heart of the iPhone operating system as well as several flaws in WebKit, the engine that underpins the Safari browser.
The iOS 17.6 upgrade has been a long time coming. Apple issued its last major security update, iOS 17.5, in mid-May.
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It’s updating on my phone now.
Response to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)