RSS BotMB to Hacker NewsEnglish · 7 hours agoApple releases iOS 15.8.5 security update for 10-year old iPhone 6ssupport.apple.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkApple releases iOS 15.8.5 security update for 10-year old iPhone 6ssupport.apple.comRSS BotMB to Hacker NewsEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
minus-square0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·3 hours agoWhen your browser is tied to a “system update”, you can pretend to support old devices till the browser can’t run anymore. On Android you can do that through the play services which can even implement some system security updates without making it a marketing PR release.
minus-squarewhiwake@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoit’s an ImageIO vulnerability, not a bug that only works via a web browser. Also, it’s way past the shelf life for that device and the manufacturer still fixed it.
When your browser is tied to a “system update”, you can pretend to support old devices till the browser can’t run anymore.
On Android you can do that through the play services which can even implement some system security updates without making it a marketing PR release.
it’s an ImageIO vulnerability, not a bug that only works via a web browser.
Also, it’s way past the shelf life for that device and the manufacturer still fixed it.