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iOS 12.4.1

Released August 26, 2019

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Available for: iPhone 5s and later, iPad Air and later, and iPod touch 6th generation

Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges

Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

CVE-2019-8605: Ned Williamson working with Google Project Zero

Additional recognition

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We would like to acknowledge @Pwn20wnd, Ahmed Aldeab (@AldeabAhmed) for their assistance.

Entry updated September 17, 2019