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0 pointslapcat3y ago0 comments

For some reason they patched one and only one actively exploited bug in iOS 12. They did not patch the bug in iOS 13 or iOS 14. iOS 14 hasn't received any security updates since October 2021. It's been even longer for iOS 13. And also for iOS 12, except for that one unusual patch. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222

We can't treat the exception as the rule. It would be misleading to claim that Apple is still supporting iOS 12, or 13, or 14. Every other security patch in iOS 15 has been left vulnerable in pre-15 versions.

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GeekyBear3y ago

>For some reason they patched one and only one actively exploited bug in iOS 12. They did not patch the bug in iOS 13 or iOS 14.

For a very simple reason. All devices that can run iOS 13 and 14 can be updated to iOS 15, which is still being patched.

mwint3y ago

I wonder if iOS 12 is used in some weird special environment that doesn’t want to upgrade? Possible DoD-related or something similar?

easton3y ago

iOS 12 was the last release for the 6, which was the last phone cut off from updates (and they sold it for an especially long time). The 6s and 7 can update to iOS 15, which is still getting security updates.

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