On Monday, Apple released critical security updates for iPads, Macs, and iPhones running older operating systems to fix serious flaws tied to WebKit, kernel access, Wi-Fi, and sandbox escapes. …
… Project Glasswing was launched to allow Mythos to be used as a way to identify security flaws so they can be addressed. …
… Image credit: Google The exploit targeted iOS 18.4 through iOS 18.7 and used six flaws across several core system components. The flaws include JavaScriptCore, which handles web content, dyld, which loads system libraries, ANGLE, a graphics translation layer, and the kernel at the core of iOS. …
… That was followed by the 2018 chip kernel flaw, which required Apple and others to make an OS-level fix, affecting the performance of all Macs. More flaws were later found, making the situation even worse for Intel. …