Before the big updates expected in the fall, including iOS 16, macOS Ventura and watchOS 9, Apple is releasing updates that can be qualified as maintenance for all of its operating systems.
So don’t expect any special new features with iOS 15.6, iPadOS 15.6, macOS 12.5, watchOS 8.7 and tvOS 15.6. Apple essentially refers to ” enhancements, fixes and updates to enhance security. “
There is for example the correction of a problem in the Safari browser causing a tab to return to the previous page. Other fixes may relate to features that are not available globally.
Beyond the fixes for bugs, an addition concerns the TV application with an option to restart the playback of a live sports meeting that is in progress, pause, rewind or fast forward.
Copious for security patches
The security patches are relatively numerous with the filling of just under forty vulnerabilities affecting iOS and iPadOSand more than fifty for macOS. In particular, it mentions flaws that could expose users to remote code execution attacks, even if Apple does not report active exploitation.
If there is no 0day, this does not mean that there is no urgency to apply security patches without delay.
Recall that earlier this month, Apple announced an optional Isolation (or Lockdown) mode that will be introduced in iOS 16, iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura. It must strengthen the protection of users who may be the target of targeted cyberattacks with sophisticated spyware such as Pegasus and others marketed by private companies. Its activation will imply restrictions affecting the user experience.
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