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Apple fixes security vulnerabilities in new versions of iOS, macOS, and watchOS

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Today, Apple released new versions of its iOS and iPadOS 14 , macOS Big Sur , plus watchOS 7 operating systems. The updates hit just one day before Apple is expected to reveal its new iPhone and Apple Watch models and the release dates for iOS 15 and watchOS 8.

These updates are security-related across the board, and they add no new features or functionality at all.

Specifically, two main issues have been addressed across Apple’s platforms, one with Core Graphics and the other with WebKit. In both cases, maliciously crafted content (PDFs or web content) could be used for arbitrary code|code calculatordecoder} execution. Apple also says these updates fix an issue that allowed attackers to bypass Apple company protections intended to stop program code|code calculatordecoder} execution via Messages.

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