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PSA: Make Sure to Update Soon, macOS Ventura 13.2.1 and iOS 16.3.1 Address Actively Exploited Vulnerability

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The macOS Ventura 13.2.1, iPadOS 16.3.1, and iOS 16.3.1 updates that Apple released today include minor bug fixes and address security vulnerabilities, and because one of the vulnerabilities was known to be exploited in the wild, it's important to update to the new software as soon as you can.

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According to Apple's security notes for the updates, The software fixes a WebKit issue that could allow maliciously crafted web content to result in arbitrary code execution. Apple says that it is "aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited."

The vulnerability was a type confusion issue that Apple says has been addressed with improved checks.

While there are no other notable fixes in macOS Ventura 13.2.1, the iOS 16.3.1 update adds a Siri Find My fix, addresses a problem with iCloud settings, and introduces additional Crash Detection optimizations for iPhone 14 models.

Related Forums: iOS 16, macOS Ventura

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v0lume4
41 months ago
Nope! I'm staying on iOS 15.7 with my stability and good battery life. YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!
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one more
41 months ago
Were not important security updates meant to be installed automatically by the OS now, without any user intervention?
Score: 29 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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RalfTheDog
41 months ago
Updating as soon as I finish posting this. Not visiting any shady marmot porn websites until I do.
Score: 29 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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jent
41 months ago
What about prior OS versions?
Score: 22 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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ElectricPotato
41 months ago
Maybe it will work with Pioneer optical drives again. Or maybe not.

Edit: It does! Yay.
Score: 21 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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MacFin
41 months ago
This a great example of why the release cycle for macOS is messed up. I no longer dare to update to the latest version of macOS until like six months or more have passed from the release date. And when I finally do the upgrade, Apple is pretty much already pushing out the next version of macOS. So yeah, I'm always behind on these macOS versions, but that is because I care more about having everything working than being a ginny pig for Apple's new operating system.

Apple needs to go back to releasing macOS every two years or more. These annual updates have been lacklustre for many years now, and I have felt most of them did not even justify the introduction of a new macOS name. Surely, Apple could bring those tiny updates (like send later in Mail) to Monterey with a simple software update, but no. Everyone must update Ventura to get that one cool feature people might want.

I fondly miss the times of Snow Leopard and Yosemite when the macOS updates were actually impressive and were almost bug-free from the start. Now new macOS updates are kind of meh and okay at their best, and like I said, we need to wait a long time until most of us even dare to update. So how about you Tim skip announcing a new macOS this year and just focus on getting Ventura running well?
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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