Apple patches zero-day kernel hole and much more – update now!
You’ll find fixes for numerous kernel-level code execution holes, including an 0-day vulnerability in many (though not all) versions.
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You’ll find fixes for numerous kernel-level code execution holes, including an 0-day vulnerability in many (though not all) versions.
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Lots of fixes, with data leakage flaws and code execution bugs patched on iPhones, Macs and even Windows.
Sudden update! Zero-day browser hole! Drive-by malware danger! Patch Apple laptops and phones now…
That infamous “supercookie” bug in Safari has now been fixed. Oh, and there was a zero-day kernel hole as well.
Fake heads! (Cue dystopian scifi music.)
Double trouble: two zero-days, patched in the same emergency update. So please don’t delay – patch today!
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