Apple Update
2633Warning Date
Severity Level
Warning Number
Target Sector
22 July, 2021
● Critical
2021-3241
All
Description:
Apple has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in few of their products. Apple recommends updating the products to the following versions:
- tvOS 14.7
- Available for:
- Apple TV 4K
- Apple TV HD
- Available for:
- watchOS 7.6
- Available for:
- Apple Watch Series 3 and later
- Available for:
- iOS 14.7
- Available for:
- iPhone 6s and later
- iPod touch (7th generation)
- Available for:
- Safari 14.1.2
- Available for:
- macOS Catalina
- macOS Mojave
- Available for:
- iPadOS 14.7
- Available for:
- iPad Pro (all models)
- iPad Air 2 and later
- iPad 5th generation and later
- iPad mini 4 and later
- Available for:
- macOS Big Sur 11.5
- Available for:
- macOS Big Sur
- Available for:
- macOS Mojave
- macOS Catalina
Threats:
Attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:
- Denial of service (DoS)
- Bypass sandbox restrictions
- Gain root privilege
- Execute arbitrary code
Best practice and Recommendations:
The CERT team encourages users to review Apple security advisory and apply the necessary updates:
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212604
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212605
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212601
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212606
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212601
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212603
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212600
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212602