About the security content of iOS 15.4.1 and iPadOS 15.4.1

This document describes the security content of iOS 15.4.1 and iPadOS 15.4.1.

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iOS 15.4.1 and iPadOS 15.4.1

Released March 31, 2022

AppleAVD

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)

Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

CVE-2022-22675: an anonymous researcher

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Published Date: October 31, 2023