Apple has released a security update for iOS 15.0.2 with a fix for a zero-day exploited in the wild.
A hacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of affected devices.
The latest iOS 15.0.2 and iPadOS 15.0.2 security update released on October 11 addressed just one vulnerability in IOMobileFrameBuffer (CVE-2021-30883) that could result in arbitrary code execution with kernel privileges.
The vulnerability is caused by a memory corruption issue, which was addressed with improved memory handling.
In addition, Apple warned that it is aware of reports of active exploits against this vulnerability.
The update is available for 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).
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