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Posted on 22 June 2023
Apple Security-announceAPPLE-SA-2023-06-21-8 watchOS 8.8.1
watchOS 8.8.1 addresses the following issues.
Information about the security content is also available at
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213808.
Apple maintains a Security Updates page at
https://support.apple.com/HT201222 which lists recent
software updates with security advisories.
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3, Series 4, Series 5, Series 6,
Series 7, and SE
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel
privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been
actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.
Description: An integer overflow was addressed with improved input
validation.
CVE-2023-32434: Georgy Kucherin (@kucher1n), Leonid Bezvershenko
(@bzvr_), and Boris Larin (@oct0xor) of Kaspersky
Instructions on how to update your Apple Watch software are available
at https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204641 To check the version on
your Apple Watch, open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone and select
"My Watch > General > About". Alternatively, on your watch, select
"My Watch > General > About".
All information is also posted on the Apple Security Updates
web site: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222.
This message is signed with Apple's Product Security PGP key,
and details are available at:
https://www.apple.com/support/security/pgp/
