Description:
Apple has released iOS 17.7.1, iOS 18.1, iPadOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 18.1 to fix the vulnerabilities in various Apple devices. The list of vulnerability information can be found at:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121563
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121567
Affected Systems:
- iPhone XS and later
- iPad 6th generation and later, Air 3rd generation and later, mini 5th generation and later, Pro 10.5-inch, Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, Pro 13-inch
Impact:
Depending on the vulnerabilities being exploited, a successful exploitation could lead to denial of service, information disclosure, security restriction bypass, spoofing or tampering on an affected device.
Recommendation:
Apple has released new version of iOS and iPadOS to address the issue.
The updates can be obtained through the auto-update mechanism. Users of affected systems should follow the recommendations provided by the vendor and take immediate actions to mitigate the risk.
More Information:
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121563
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121567
- https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/apple-products-multiple-vulnerabilities_20241029
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-40851
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-40867
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44144
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44155
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44194
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44215
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44218
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44229
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44235
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44239 (to CVE-2024-44240)
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44244
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44251 (to CVE-2024-44252)
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44254 (to CVE-2024-44255)
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44258 (to CVE-2024-44259)
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44261
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44263
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44269
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44273 (to CVE-2024-44274)
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44277 (to CVE-2024-44278)
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44282
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44285
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44296 (to CVE-2024-44297)
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44302