Apple releases security updates for iOS 15.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3 and other products

Apple has released security updates for iOS 15.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3, and other Apple products.

A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of unpatched systems.

iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4

The latest iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 security update released on March 14, 2022 addressed 39 vulnerabilities, 4 of those could result in arbitrary code execution.

The update is available for iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation).

macOS security updates

Apple also released a security update for Big Sur 11.6.5 that patched 21 vulnerabilities, 2 of those could result in arbitrary code execution.

The macOS Catalina Security Update 2022-003 Catalina addressed 18 vulnerabilities

In addition, Apple released a new version of macOS Monterey 12.3 that patched 60 vulnerabilities in all. The update included 10 fixes Vim, a vi-compatible text editor.

Of special note, Apple patched a BOM vulnerability (CVE-2022-22616) in all of the aforementioned versions of macOS. This flaw could allow a maliciously crafted ZIP archive to bypass Gatekeeper checks.

Other Apple product updates

Finally, Apple released updates for Safari 15.4tvOS 15.4, watchOS 8.5, Logic Pro 10.7.3, Xcode 13.3 and GarageBand 10.4.6.

Readers can check out the Apple security updates page for all of the latest OS updates.