Apple’s iOS 17.0.3 Update: Solving Overheating and Enhancing Security

 

In response to reports that iPhone 15s were running hot over the weekend, Apple pointed to an array of possible causes for the problem, including app-specific problems like Instagram and Uber, problems with background processing/post-transfer, and the presence of unspecified bugs in iOS 17. 
With the new software update created recently by Apple, the company was able to address a bug that could cause the iPhone to run hotter than normal. According to the patch notes for iOS 17.0.3, this bug may cause the iPhone to run hotter than usual.
It has been identified that two vulnerabilities have been fixed for both iOS and iPadOS in an update highlighting the security fixes included in this patch. An attacker with local access to the device could exploit the first vulnerability, which was a kernel exploit that could be exploited by a local attacker on the device. 
Apple mentioned that they believe it was exploited against older versions of iOS before iOS 16.6.

It was also tackled in the update that a bug had been found in libvpx, which had been previously raised as a concern by CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) and had been noted by them. 

A device with this bug may be vulnerable to remote attacks that could allow attackers to gain control of the device remotely.

Additionally, other app

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