Also available: Updates for iOS 17, macOS 14 and macOS 13 – with security fixes
In addition to iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1, Apple has also provided updates for older operating systems. They only fix security problems.
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In addition to its major updates to iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, macOS 15.1, tvOS 18.1, watchOS 11.1 and visionOS 2.1, Apple has also provided older operating systems with updates. Since Monday evening, macOS 14.7.1 (Sonoma), macOS 13.7.1 (Ventura), iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1 have also been available for download. As usual, there are no new features here, but a whole series of security fixes, which is why it is advisable to install them quickly. However, there was no single update for Apple's Safari browser, which is confusing because macOS 15.1 contains several bug fixes for bugs in the WebKit browser engine.
Several dozen bugs fixed
macOS 14.7.1 contains almost 40 fixes that affect numerous areas. These include AppleMobileFileIntegrity, CUPS, DiskArbitration, Find My (sensitive location data readable), PackageKit, the kernel and Siri (reading of sensitive data by an app in a sandbox). Apple does not specify three other bugs in NetworkExtension, Security and Spotlight.
Unfortunately, the descriptions of the errors, which range from the modification of protected system areas to denial-of-service attacks and the reading of private information, have also recently been very brief. It is unclear why Apple is proceeding in this way. macOS 13.7.1 comes with over 30 fixes and three unspecified problem areas. Here, too, there are gaps of a problematic nature. iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1 contain 16 fixes plus three unspecified issues (which were also addressed in the two old macOS versions).
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What's in iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1
Apple has now also published the lists of security-critical changes contained in macOS 15.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 as well as watchOS 11.1, tvOS 18.1 and visionOS 2.1. Apple has fixed almost 50 bugs in Sequoia and almost 25 in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1. In Sequoia, attackers were able to modify sensitive files (PackageKit), read contacts (Photos), read parts of the private browsing history (Safari) or read sensitive location data (Find My), among other things. Denial-of-service attacks and the modification of system components were also possible.
The bugs in iOS and iPadOS affected Siri (access to sensitive data), Spotlight (access to data from the lock screen), the kernel (status leaks), WebKit and Safari, among others. As the systems share a common basis, some of the bugs from iOS and macOS have also been fixed in watchOS, tvOS and visionOS. As usual, Apple (unfortunately) only provides the latest systems with all patches. So if you are still using macOS 14 or iOS 17, you will not receive all the bug fixes.
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