About the security content of watchOS 7.6.2

This document describes the security content of watchOS 7.6.2.

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watchOS 7.6.2

Released September 13, 2021

CoreGraphics

Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted PDF may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Description: An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.

CVE-2021-30860: The Citizen Lab

Core Telephony

Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later

Impact: A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions. Apple was aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited at the time of release.

Description: A deserialization issue was addressed through improved validation.

CVE-2021-31010: Citizen Lab and Google Project Zero

Entry added May 25, 2022

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Published Date: November 06, 2023