Patch your iPhone now against mystery Mail crash bug - Graham Cluley

iOS 16.0.3 has been pushed retired by Apple, and my proposal is that you should instal it.

Not due to the fact that it promises to hole a occupation with incoming telephone and app notifications connected the iPhone 14 Pro, oregon due to the fact that the microphone measurement whitethorn beryllium a spot debased erstwhile having a telephone telephone via CarPlay connected the iPhone 14, oregon adjacent due to the fact that it whitethorn beryllium a spot dilatory to motorboat the Camera app on… you guessed it… the iPhone 14 Pro.

No, the crushed wherefore you should update the operating strategy connected your iPhone to iOS mentation 16.0.3 is due to the fact that an important information update.

Apple isn’t saying much astir precisely what the occupation is, but seemingly the information vulnerability (dubbed CVE-2022-22658) lies successful the default Mail app that ships with Apple’s phones.

Specifically:

“Processing a maliciously crafted email connection whitethorn pb to a denial-of-service”

What that means is that idiosyncratic could trade a boobytrapped message, and erstwhile your Mail app tries to bash thing with the poisoned email it volition get its knickers successful a twist and clang successful a perchance spectacular way.

There is nary denotation from Apple that the vulnerability has been exploited by the anyone successful the extracurricular world, but the information that it has chosen to propulsion retired the spot connected its ain (rather than surrounded by a melee of fixes for different information holes) suggests that it believes the menace should beryllium taken seriously.

If you person an iPhone 8 oregon aboriginal you are astatine risk, says Apple.

So – if you aren’t already updated – marque definite to bash it now.

For galore iPhone users the update volition beryllium automatically installed, but – if you privation to marque definite that you are protected – travel these instructions:

Click connected Settings > General > Software Update, and take Download and Install.

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