Government issues high severity warning for iPad, iPhone, Vision Pro and MacBook users. Here's what you should do next

livemint.com:

Apple reported to launch new iPad Air, iPad Pro models on March 26. Everything we know so far In the first warning, issued on March 15, CERT-In said several vulnerabilities had been found in Apple's iOS and iPadOS that “allow an attacker to trigger denial of service condition, execute arbitrary code, sensitive information disclosure and bypass security restriction on the targeted system." The cybersecurity agency said these vulnerabilities exist for a number of reasons, including improper validation in Bluetooth, MediaRemote, Photos, Safari and Webkit components.

There are also privacy-related issues in ExtensionKit, Share Sheet, memory corruption, lock screen and timing side channel. According to the warning by CERT-In, the issue affected iOS and iPadOS devices running on versions prior to 16.7.6 like the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation.

Moreover, the issue also affects iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 17.4 versions like the iPad Pro 10.5 and 11 inches, iPad Air 3rd gen and iPad Air 6th generation and later versions. Also Read | Vijay Sales introduces 'Apple Days Sale' offers: Deals on iPhone 15 series, iPads, MacBooks CERT-In states that users should update their iPhones and iPads to the latest version in order to protect themselves from these vulnerabilities.

Moreover, older devices that aren't a part of the update cycle are advised to apply the appropriate security patches from Apple's website. In yet another advisory issued on March 19, CERT-In stated that multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Apple products that could be exploited by a potential attacker.