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.

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

If you’ve been holding off on updating your iPhone, Mac and other Apple devices, you should do so right now as the company has released new security updates to patch its first zero-day vulnerability of the year.

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