Govt points ‘high severity’ warning to Apple customers

Apple customers are in danger! The Indian authorities issued a high-severity warning to Apple customers and cautioned them about a number of vulnerabilities that would permit attackers to take management of their units, in response to media reviews. 

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, which features beneath the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, said that the vulnerability is within the WebKit browser engine that’s utilized by Safari and different browsers. It is available in Apple merchandise together with iPhones and watches. 

In an official assertion, the CERT-IN mentioned, “These vulnerabilities exist in Apple merchandise attributable to certificates validation concern within the Security part, a difficulty within the Kernel, and an error within the Webkit part. An attacker may exploit these vulnerabilities by sending specifically crafted requests.”

The checklist of affected units consists of:

1) Apple iOS variations previous to 16.7 and iPadOS variations previous to 16.7

2) Apple macOS Moneterey variations previous to 12.7

3) Apple watchOS variations previous to 9.6.3

4) Apple iOS variations previous to 17.0.1 and iPadOS variations previous to 17.0.1

5) Apple Safari variations previous to 16.6.1

6) Apple macOS Ventura variations previous to 13.6

7) Apple watchOS variations previous to 10.0.1

Users who want to safe their private information ought to instantly replace their units to the latest watchOS, tvOS, and macOS variations, the nationwide nodal physique advises that manages cybersecurity-related points throughout a number of releases.

Attackers may have the ability to entry Apple watches, TVs, iPhones, and MacBooks if software program weaknesses aren’t mounted, media reviews said. The required updates from Apple are additionally accessible on the official web site, cert-in.org.in, to resolve this downside.

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Updated: 25 Sep 2023, 09:00 AM IST