New York, New York, Aug 10 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —CertiK, the global leader in blockchain cybersecurity and code auditing, is acknowledged in the release notes in Apple’s latest OS updates. CertiK’s contributions are related to two security vulnerabilities related to Apple’s iOS kernel. These vulnerabilities were confirmed to affect the latest iOS devices.
According to Apple’s official security update page, these vulnerabilities would have allowed “an app… to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges”. In this latest release, Apple has addressed these vulnerabilities with improved memory handling.