![]() ![]() This means that macOS Big Sur (aka macOS 11), macOS Catalina (macOS 10.15), and macOS Mojave (macOS 10.14) are currently supported. Are older versions of macOS protected? What about iOS?Īpple typically only releases security updates for the current and two previous versions of the Mac operating system. However, Apple has not yet announced precisely when macOS Monterey will be released. Pegasus Spyware Hacks iPhones of Prominent IndividualsĪpple’s next versions of its flagship operating systems-iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey-are due this fall.Īpple quietly announced the iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 release date, Monday, September 20, shortly after its September 14th “California Streaming” Apple Event which we covered here on The Mac Security Blog. The bug that wasn’t patched for Mojave is reportedly one that was exploited by Pegasus spyware on iOS, as we reported on back in July: We have reached out to Apple for clarification and will update this article if Apple responds. It is unclear whether those vulnerabilities were simply not exploitable on those operating systems, or if there was some other reason why they were not patched. CVE-2021-30858 was evidently not patched in watchOS 7.6.2.CVE-2021-30860 was evidently not patched for macOS Mojave.Vulnerability ID: CVE-2021-30858, reported by an anonymous researcherĮvery one of Apple’s operating systems received both updates, with two exceptions: Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.ĭescription: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Vulnerability ID: CVE-2021-30860, reported by The Citizen Lab Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.ĭescription: An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted PDF may lead to arbitrary code execution. Safari 14.1.2 (build 14611.3.10.1.7 for Mojave and 15611.3.10.1.7 for Catalina)Įach of these updates patches one or both of the following issues:.The following updates were released on Monday, September 13, 2021: Apple + Security News Apple patches two in-the-wild vulnerabilities for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOSĪpple has released a series of security updates to patch two critical vulnerabilities that the company says were “actively exploited” in the wild.
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