iOS 10.2.1 Officially Released to Public

Apple had a significant release date for many versions of it’s software products. The most notable being iOS 10.2.1, Safari 10.0.3, macOS Sierra 10.12.3, , tvOS 10.1.1, and watchOS 3.1.3. You can see the specific release notes by clicking on the table at the bottom of the post.

Which devices can download and install iOS 10.2.1?

iOS users owning iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later can publicly download and install the free update starting today.

Changes in iOS 10.2.1

According to Apple, the official release notes minion that the update focuses on bug fixes and performance improvements. We expect that significant feature will be coming out shortly on iOS 10.3. While we’re standing by for iOS 10.3, here are the changes for iOS 10.2.1 as reported by Apple, Inc.:

Auto Unlock

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later
Impact: Auto Unlock may unlock when Apple Watch is off the user’s wrist
Description: A logic issue was addressed through improved state management.

Contacts

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted contact card may lead to unexpected application termination
Description: An input validation issue existed in the parsing of contact cards. This issue was addressed through improved input validation.

Kernel

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later
Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

Kernel

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later
Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A use after free issue was addressed through improved memory management.

libarchive

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later
Impact: Unpacking a maliciously crafted archive may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

WebKit

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may exfiltrate data cross-origin
Description: A prototype access issue was addressed through improved exception handling.

WebKit

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

WebKit

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A memory initialization issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

WebKit

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved input validation.

WebKit

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may exfiltrate data cross-origin
Description: A validation issue existed in the handling of page loading. This issue was addressed through improved logic.

WebKit

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later
Impact: A malicious website can open popups
Description: An issue existed in the handling of blocking popups. This was addressed through improved input validation.

WebKit

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may exfiltrate data cross-origin
Description: A validation issue existed in the handling of variable handling. This issue was addressed through improved validation.

WiFi

Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later
Impact: An activation-locked device can be manipulated to briefly present the home screen
Description: An issue existed with handling user input that caused a device to present the home screen even when activation locked. This was addressed through improved input validation.

 

Apple’s software update release date in detail

 

Update name and link	Available for devices	Release date
Safari 10.0.3	OS X Yosemite v10.10.5, OS X El Capitan v10.11.6, and macOS Sierra 10.12.3	23 Jan 2017
iCloud for Windows 6.1.1	Windows 7 and later	23 Jan 2017
macOS Sierra 10.12.3	macOS Sierra 10.12.2	23 Jan 2017
iOS 10.2.1	iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later	23 Jan 2017
tvOS 10.1.1	Apple TV (4th generation)	23 Jan 2017
watchOS 3.1.3	All Apple Watch models	23 Jan 2017

 

 

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