Apple releases Security updates for iOS 16.7.1 and iPadOS 16.7.1
Late yesterday Apple released security updates available for iOS 16.7.1 and iPadOS 16.7.1 that is for iPhone 8 and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 5th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later.
Kernel
Available for: iPhone 8 and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 5th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.6.
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks. CVE-2023-42824
WebRTC
Available for: iPhone 8 and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 5th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: A buffer overflow may result in arbitrary code execution
Description: The issue was addressed by updating to libvpx 1.13.1.
WebKit Bugzilla: 262365 CVE-2023-5217
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