The National Cybersecurity Advisory Center issued a high security warning regarding several updates issued by Apple to address a number of vulnerabilities in its products.
Apple recommended that products be updated to the following versions:
• Safari 15.5
Available for the following products:
macOS Big Sur and macOS Catalina
tvOS 15.5
Available for the following products:
Apple TV 4K, Apple TV 4K (2nd generation), and Apple TV HD
• Xcode 13.4
Available for the following products:
macOS Monterey 12 and later
• Security Update 2022-004 Catalina
Available for the following products:
macOS Catalina
• macOS Big Sur 11.6.6
Available for the following products:
macOS Big Sur
macOS Monterey 12.4
Available for the following products:
macOS Monterey
• watchOS 8.6
Available for the following products:
Apple Watch Series 3 and later
• iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5
Available for the following products:
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)
The center stated that the threats are represented in enabling the attacker to exploit the vulnerabilities and implement the following: executing malicious software, raising powers to increase his ability to modify the system, memory failures, and a denial of service (DoS) attack.
With regard to preventive measures, the center recommended updating the affected products, as Apple issued an explanation of these updates via the following link: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222.