Last week applefor iPhones and iPads not compatible with iOS 16 iOS 15.7.4released the . The update fixed critical vulnerabilities in these older models and now the company is releasing another software update for these older devices. The new update is claimed to fix some major security issues.
According to the official release notes, iOS 15.7.5 does not bring any new features but some important security improvements contains. The iOS update that iPadOS 15.7.5 joins carries the build number 19H332. this update iPhone 6s (all models), iPhone 7 (all models), iPhone SE It will be available for (1st generation), iPad Air 2, iPad mini (4th generation), and iPod touch (7th generation).
Considering that some of the devices listed above are almost a decade old and Apple has already dropped support for all of these models, it’s impressive that they’re still getting updates. There may be surprise updates like this one as it addresses critical security vulnerabilities that could affect users’ privacy.
Apple claims that for the models mentioned above, iOS 15.7.5 fixes two vulnerabilities:
IOSurface Accelerator
- Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively used.
- Description: An out-of-bounds typing issue was addressed with improved input validation.
Web Kit
- Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively used.
- Description: A post-unload usage issue was addressed through improved memory management.