Apple releases Security Updates for macOS, iOS, Safari, tvOS, and watchOS

[Petrovic]

Yesterday Apple released updates for macOS, iOS, Safari, tvOS, and watchOS to fix a variety of security holes as well as to introduce new features. With these releases, Apple fixed 26 vulnerabilities, with over 10 allow code execution. Code execution is the most critical of security vulnerabilities as it would allow an attacker to execute almost any command they wish on the affected device.

 

For a full list of vulnerabilities for each Apple product, you can consult the table below.

Name and information link	Available for	Amount of Security Updates	Release date
watchOS 3.1	All Apple Watch models	8	24 Oct 2016
tvOS 10.0.1	Apple TV (4th generation)	12	24 Oct 2016
Safari 10.0.1	OS X Yosemite v10.10.5, OS X El Capitan v10.11.6, and macOS Sierra 10.12	3	24 Oct 2016
macOS Sierra 10.12.1	OS X Yosemite v10.10.5, OS X El Capitan v10.11.6, and macOS Sierra 10.12	18	24 Oct 2016
iOS 10.1	iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later	13	24 Oct 2016

 

Once again, due to the critical nature of some of these vulnerabilities, it is strongly advised that you upgrade your Apple devices as soon as possible.

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