After trying to patch an actively exploited WebKit flaw with a buggy update, Apple tries again to disseminate the required updates.
disseminated iOS 16.5.1 and iPadOS 16.5.1. But soon it was discovered that the updates had a flaw in the WebKit browser engine that could lead an attacker to create an arbitrary code execution which would allow said attacker to run any command or code on a targeted device. That is a serious problem and to top it off, Apple said that it had reports that the vulnerability was being actively exploited.use its Rapid Security Response feature to push out iOS 16.5.1 and iPadOS 16.5.
. These updates can be installed in a matter of minutes and can be quickly disseminated to Apple device users to patch a serious vulnerability such as the one that was supposed to be patched by Monday's update. Note that we said that the update was"supposed" to patch the flaw. That's because the updates sent out to fix the WebKit issue on Monday had issues of their own.According to several iPhone and iPad users, the updates changed the user agent for Safari.
As a result of the issue with the user agent, iPhone, and iPad users complained that they were not able to access sites like Zoom, Facebook, and Instagram after installing iOS 16.5.1 and iPadOS 16.5.1 . Apple, realizing that there was a problem with the updates,and even included directions on how to delete them. But if you haven't deleted the updates, don't worry. Apple has now released iOS 16.5.1 and iPadOS 16.5.1 .
We said the other day that the vulnerability was too serious for Apple not to push out another patch right away, and now it has happened. To download and install the updates, go to
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