Re: Install iOS 17.4.1 now to patch 2 new zero-day vulnerabilities

Enrico Papaloma <enrico@papaloma.net> wrote:

On 4/24/2024 9:36 PM, Chris wrote:

The advice is that these iOS zero-day holes that Apple didn't find are so
severe, the recommendation is for iPhone owners to update even if they were
intending to wait for iOS 17.5 before running yet another update cycle.

 
There's no reason to wait that long to install updates.

 
But a lot of people do wait, for a variety of reasons, not the least of
which is the way iPhones are updated can cause a variety of slowdowns.

Still not a reason to wait. The slowdown - if it even exists - is
temporary. I can understand waiting a day or two to see any real-world
issues shakes out, but not over a month.

These are the 2 0-day holes that Google found that Apple missed in testing.

 
Which is why all updates should be installed. Doesn't matter which OS.

 
One smartphone OS does "seamless updates" where the user isn't even aware
that updates are happening due to A/B partitions.

Which causes its own problems.