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Apple has released security updates to backport patches released last month to older iPhones and iPads, addressing a zero-day bug that was exploited in "extremely sophisticated" attacks.This security flaw is the same one Apple has patched for devices running iOS 18.6.2 and iPadOS 18.6.2, iPadOS 17.7.10, and macOS (Sequoia 15.6.1, Sonoma 14.7.8, and Ventura 13.7.8) on August 20.
Apple has now addressed this zero-day flaw in iOS 15.8.5 / 16.7.12, as well as iPadOS 15.8.5 / 16.7.12, with improved bounds checks.
The list of devices impacted by this vulnerability is quite extensive, with the bug affecting a wide range of older models, including:iPhone 6s (all models), iPhone 7 (all models), iPhone SE (1st generation), iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X,
iPad Air 2, iPad mini (4th generation), iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation, and iPod touch (7th generation)