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You should update your iDevice now

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Tagged: Active Exploitation, CVE-2021-1782, CVE-2021-1870, CVE-2021-1871, iOS 14.4, Security Update, Vulnerability
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- - January 26, 2021 at 7:56 pm #2337954
    
    Kirsty
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    iOS Security updates for actively exploited vulnerability:
    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212146
    
    iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4
    Released January 26, 2021
    
    Kernel
    Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Air 2 and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
    Impact: A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.
    Description: A race condition was addressed with improved locking.
    CVE-2021-1782: an anonymous researcher
    
    WebKit
    Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Air 2 and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
    Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.
    Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.
    CVE-2021-1871: an anonymous researcher
    CVE-2021-1870: an anonymous researcher
    
    Additional details available soon.
    
    You should update your iPhone right now
    By Samantha Murphy Kelly | January 27, 2021
    
    Apple is urging iPhone and iPad users to promptly update their operating systems to fix security bugs that may have already been exploited by hackers.
    
    Read the full article here
    
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