Apple released iOS 12.5.6 update for the old iPhone / iPad / iPod to fix serious vulnerabilities

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens RTCs and Wu Yanzu in South China for their clue delivery! CTOnews.com, September 1 (Xinhua)-- Apple today released an update of iOS 12.5.6 (build number: 16H71) for the old iPhone, with security updates and bug fixes for devices that cannot be updated to iOS 15.

This is Apple's first update to iOS 12 since September 2021, when Apple fixed a problem that allowed maliciously crafted PDF, Web content and App to execute code. The latest update addresses a vulnerability that has been patched in iOS 15 since the last update.

▼ iPhone 6 Plus

CTOnews.com learned that Apple will provide regular updates for old iPhone, iPad and iPod that cannot be updated to iOS 12. These updates do not provide any significant functional changes or UI improvements, but do provide protection against known attacks that older devices may be vulnerable to.

The statement on Apple's security update website is as follows:

CVE-2022-32893 submitted by an anonymous researcher.

Updates for: iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3 and iPod touch (Generation 6)

Impact: maliciously crafted Web content may execute arbitrary code. There are reports that the problem may have been actively exploited.

Description: the problem of out-of-bounds writing has been resolved by improving boundary checking.

CTOnews.com partners can download the iOS 12.5.6 update from the old iPhone Settings > General > Software updates.