KRS Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Late last week, it was discovered that a single Telugu (an Indian language) character can crash apps on iOS, rendering them unusable. As it turned out, the issue also affected the rest of the company's operating systems, including macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Apple promised that users wouldn't have to wait until the next big update for the issue to be fixed, and the firm stayed true to its word. Today, it released iOS 11.2.6, a supplemental update for macOS 10.13.3, watchOS 4.2.3, and tvOS 11.2.6. All of the changelogs list the same security vulnerability: Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted string may lead to heap corruption Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved input validation. CVE-2018-4124: an anonymous researcher Just in case you're keeping score, this is the 11th update for iOS 11, which was released exactly five months ago. It's no secret that the OS has had its share of issues since it was made available, and rumor has it that iOS 12 won't have a focus on new features. According to reports, many of the features that were originally planned for iOS 12 were pushed back, in favor of improving stability. All of these security updates should be available now, and you can update your device in the typical fashion. If you're on the current betas - including iOS 11.3, macOS 10.13.4, and so on - this issue should already be fixed. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polz Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 nice update and fast reponse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Moved from the software news forum (related to mobiles) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BioHazard Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I'm already using 11.3 beta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I'm an Android User — glad though, for iOS Users (that this annoying issue has been fixed.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BioHazard Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I,m both iPhone and Android tablet user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airstream_Bill Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 3 hours ago, dcs18 said: I'm an Android User — glad though, for iOS Users (that this annoying issue has been fixed.) I am an Android User also but my girlfriend likes the iPhone so I get stuck updating her phone. I do not like iPhone or iTunes. Just me I suppose. Have a good one dcs18, Cheers to Ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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