Since around midnight, Apple has been offering iPhone users a big corrective update numbered iOS 18.0.1. This new software version for the iPhone fixes several bugs, but also provides resolutions to security concerns, including one which was quite sensitive for confidentiality!
Here are the 2 security fixes with iOS 18.0.1
Every day, developers at Apple Park work together to offer you iOS updates which will bring new features, improvements, but also fixes. With the iOS 18 update, Apple inadvertently added some bugs such as a difficulty with the touch screen on the iPhone 16, the Message application which crashed… The good news is that all this is corrected with iOS 18.0 .1.
While app crashes are generally harmless, iOS 18 presented a much more concerning issue: a security flaw related to the iPhone’s microphone, potentially compromising your privacy. Under iOS 18.0, when an application activated your iPhone’s microphone, the orange dot supposed to indicate this activity took several seconds to appear at the top of the screen!
On its support site, Apple has revealed have fixed this issue with the microphone indicator enabled, but the company has also fixed another security-related concern for the Passwords application:
Media session
Available for: iPhone 16 (all models)
Impact: Audio messages in Messages may capture a few seconds of audio before the microphone indicator is activated.
Description: This issue has been resolved with improved checks.
CVE-2024-44207: Michael Jimenez and an anonymous researcher
Here is the second security patch that Apple mentions:
Passwords
Available for: iPhone , and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: VoiceOver may read a user’s saved passwords.
Description: A logical issue was resolved through improved validation.
CVE-2024-44204: Bistrit Dahal
It is therefore strongly recommended to install the iOS 18.0.1 update, its deployment has been completely completed since 12:30 a.m., you can install it now in the settings of your iPhone. Beyond these two particularly important security fixes, Apple also fixes small bugs which may have spoiled the user experience for millions of people under iOS 18.0, you will find the complete list here.