[German]Apple has released an update to iOS 18.3.1 on 10.2.2025. It is an emergency update, so to speak, which is intended to close an exploitable vulnerability. The update also contains bug fixes. The update installation is recommended for all users of iOS devices.
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The following post shows the upcoming update to iOS 18.3.1, which is 453 MB in size on the target device. Bug fixes and security fixes are promised – I have not yet found a description with details on the Apple pages.
According to various websites, the emergency security update for iOS and iPadOS (iPadOS 17.7.5, iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3) closes the vulnerability CVE-2025-24200. The vulnerability exploited in the wild, which is described here, could allow attackers to disable restricted USB mode on locked devices.
It requires a physical attack on the device where an attacker can disable USB Restriction Mode on a locked device. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against certain individuals. As mentioned, the authorization issue CVE-2025-24200 has been fixed. The vulnerability was discovered by Bill Marczak of The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto's Munk School.
The update is available for iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch
3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later. Techcrunch has published a few lines on the subject here.
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