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Rapid Security Responses for iOS/iPadOS 16.5.1 (a) and macOS Ventura 13.4.1 (a)

   Adam Engst

   Apple has released Rapid Security Responses for [1]iOS 16.5.1 (a),
   iPadOS 16.5.1 (a), and [2]macOS Ventura 13.4.1 (a) to fix a WebKit
   vulnerability that could allow malicious Web content to execute
   arbitrary code. Unsurprisingly, this vulnerability is being actively
   exploited, and I encourage you to install these updates as soon as
   feasible.

   It won't take long, although the updates require a restart. The entire
   process took less than 4 minutes on each of my devices: an iPhone 14
   Pro, M1 MacBook Air, and 2020 27-inch iMac. Interestingly, the iPhone
   update was only 2.7 MB, and the iMac update was 6.4 MB, but the M1
   MacBook Air update was far larger at 137.2 MB.

   Thanks to Will Mayall for pointing out that Facebook's Web browser
   detection code doesn't recognize the new Safari 16.5.2 (a), forcing you
   to use the mobile version of the site. It seems likely that Facebook
   will update soon.

   Let us know in the comments if you experience any other issues during
   or after the updates.

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