About the security content of iOS 16.1.2

This document describes the security content of iOS 16.1.2.

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iOS 16.1.2

Released November 30, 2022

WebKit

Available for: iPhone 8 and later

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1.

Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling.

WebKit Bugzilla: 248266
CVE-2022-42856: Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group

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Published Date: January 16, 2024