About the security content of iOS 16.7.5 and iPadOS 16.7.5

This document describes the security content of iOS 16.7.5 and iPadOS 16.7.5.

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iOS 16.7.5 and iPadOS 16.7.5

Accessibility

Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

CVE-2023-42937: Noah Roskin-Frazee and Prof. J. (ZeroClicks.ai Lab)

Apple Neural Engine

Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation

Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2024-23212: Ye Zhang of Baidu Security

ImageIO

Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2023-42888: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

Power Manager

Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation

Impact: An app may be able to corrupt coprocessor memory

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-27791: Pan ZhenPeng (@Peterpan0927) of STAR Labs SG Pte. Ltd.

Safari

Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation

Impact: A user's private browsing activity may be visible in Settings

Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of user preferences.

CVE-2024-23211: Mark Bowers

WebKit

Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation

Impact: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2024-23213: Wangtaiyu of Zhongfu info

WebKit

Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2024-23214: Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13) of 360 Vulnerability Research Institute

WebKit

Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation

Impact: A maliciously crafted webpage may be able to fingerprint the user

Description: An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.

CVE-2024-23206: an anonymous researcher

WebKit

Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited.

Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-23222