As part of this batch of software updates, Apple also released several patches fixing security bugs, including a zero-day bug that “may have been actively exploited” — meaning hackers were using it to compromise devices — against users with iPhones running software older than iOS 17.2, which was released in December 2023.

The use-after-free flaw allows privilege escalation in affected media applications running on Apple’s Core Media framework.

Apple has released security updates to fix this year's first zero-day vulnerability, tagged as actively exploited in attacks targeting iPhone users.

Apple has fixed a privilege escalation flaw in its Core Media framework that was used by hackers to attack iPhones running older versions of iOS.