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Apple has pushed out a security-themed iOS and iPadOS update to fix a pair of flaws in the mobile operating systems.
According to a barebones Apple advisory, the new iOS 18.0.1 and iPadOS 18.0.1 fixes vulnerabilities that expose passwords and audio snippets to malicious hackers.
One issue, tracked as CVE-2024-44207, allowed audio messages in Messages to capture brief snippets of audio before the microphone indicator was activated.
The second bug, CVE-2024-44204, could potentially enable VoiceOver to read aloud a user’s saved passwords due to a logic issue.
Apple said the mobile OS point-updates include improved validation and checks.
There are no indications that any of the two bugs were exploited prior to the availability of patches.
The update also fixes issues where Touch screen may be temporarily unresponsive, camera freezes, the Messages app unexpectedly crashing, and undocumented performance issues.
Apple shipped iOS 18 less than a month ago with fixes for at least 33 security vulnerabilities that expose iPhones and iPads to an assortment of malicious hacker attacks.
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