Update Now: iOS 18.4.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.4.1 Address Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities

[Hank001]

The release notes do say what the bugs are and some about how they are exploited.

To me, it doesn’t mean anything. Never heard of CoreAudio. Okay, so it’s about code that could be executed while streaming music. So that would mean Spotify, AM, videos from the web in Safari I presume? And then what? Code could be run. But the writer of said code doesn’t know who he’s attacking, so it’s some general exploit. What could the ramifications be?

I really don’t get any of these bugs. I simply never upgrade anymore, and deal with the bugs when I get a new device. May very well be ignorant, but totally fine with it. No need to waste time on updating software, rebooting, et cetera.

 

[Matsamoto]

I installed18.4.1 on my iPhone 15 Pro today.
It didn’t restart itself like it’s usually do, so I have to press the power button for the iPhone to restart.
Very happy that I didn’t do this during night before work, like i usually do.
In that case i would be very late for work.
Apple addresses bugfixes and add more bugs🤣

 

[Matsamoto]

Never mind. I'm a dope. After the last power-down I forgot to turn my iPhone back on. Everything's working fine.

This is the way😂

 

[JohnC1959]

To me, it doesn’t mean anything. Never heard of CoreAudio. Okay, so it’s about code that could be executed while streaming music. So that would mean Spotify, AM, videos from the web in Safari I presume? And then what? Code could be run. But the writer of said code doesn’t know who he’s attacking, so it’s some general exploit. What could the ramifications be?

I really don’t get any of these bugs. I simply never upgrade anymore, and deal with the bugs when I get a new device. May very well be ignorant, but totally fine with it. No need to waste time on updating software, rebooting, et cetera.

For me updating is so darn easy and painless that I figure why not, but everyone is different so to each their own.

 

[B4U]

That’s the typical cat and mouse game that always goes on. It’s no different with any other operating system.

I would love to see the rapid security response updates. It feels like Apple abandoned it. It’s kind of weird after they made a big deal out of it. I kind of wonder if there is a reason they abandoned it. Perhaps governments saw this as a way to force Apple to inject malicious code into the operating system. Who knows that’s just a random thought that has no basis in facts that are publicly known.

I suspect older versions of macOS aren’t going to get some updates as quickly if at all. If you have a high threat model, you should be using the latest version of any operating system. Most of these exploits are not going to be used against the average person. These are carried out by governments and similar entities. You’re probably fine unless you have a government interested in you.

Thanks to AT&T, quite a few of us are on the dark web now. 🤣

 

[russell_314]

Thanks to AT&T, quite a few of us are on the dark web now. 🤣

I did the T-Mobile dark web experience. So far I guess no one bought my identity 😂