The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has warned iPhone and iPad users in India about a vulnerability that could allow hackers to take control of their devices. The organization under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has advised users to update their devices. CERT-In has found this vulnerability in iPad Air, iPad Pro, iPad Mini and select iPhone 6s, iPhone 7 Series, iPhone 8 Series and iPhone SE first-gen. CERT-In has issued a warning on its website.
Risk exists in Apple iOS and iPadOS
According to the CERT-In website, the vulnerability could allow hackers to execute arbitrary code on the target system. This confirms that the vulnerability exists in Apple iOS and iPadOS. Notably, Apple has acknowledged the vulnerabilities on its support page, saying they were discovered by researchers from security firm Kaspersky. Apple recently released iOS 15.7 for iPhone 6s (all models), iPhone 7 (all models), iPhone SE (1st generation), iPad Air 2, iPad mini (4th generation), and iPod touch, Business Today reported. .7 and iPadOS 15.7.7 update has been released. iOS 16.5.1 and iPadOS 16.5 for iPhone 8 and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 5th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later. 1 update has been released recently.
hackers can exploit
The Apple support page regarding the WebKit issue states that an app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may be actively exploited against versions of iOS released prior to iOS 15.7.
