IOS 11.2.2 includes security improvements to Safari and WebKit to mitigate the effects of Spectre (CVE-2017-5753 and CVE-2017-5715). But, as promised, they have included " mitigations in Safari to help defend against Spectre." Apple had already issued patches for Meltdown back in iOS 11.2. This update in large part addresses the security risks imposed by these chip flaws.Īpple's official notes on the update are brief, instead devoting time to thanking those whose work contributed to the update. The update comes as no surprise since news broke last week of a massive security vulnerabilities, named Meltdown and Spectre, which are found in smartphone chips throughout the industry. Apple released an iOS 11.2.2 update on Monday to iPads, iPhones, and iPod touches.
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