Apple has issued cyber security updates across its product range to address a zero-day security flaw in Apple’s Core Media framework that is being actively exploited.
Apple security releases – Apple Support
What systems are impacted by the zero-day flaw?
Here are the operating systems that are receiving this update – the page linked above gives specifics of the devices covered.
- visionOS 2.3
- iOS 18.3
- iPadOS 18.3
- iPadOS 17.7.4
- macOS Sequoia 15.3
- macOS Sonoma 14.7.3
- macOS Ventura 13.7.3
- watchOS 11.3
- tvOS 18.3
- Safari 18.3
Your Takeaway
I know there is a danger of repeating myself, but you need to check these updates have been done. I was away when these updates were released and I did not get them automatically to my device as it was not plugged in overnight!
- Check!
- Make Apple users who are using their own devices as a BYOD device on your systems accountable for updating their own devices.
Next week is the first Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday of 2025. I wonder how many zero-day flaws they will be patching?
Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles
