Indian Govt Issues ‘High Risk' Warning For Apple iPhone, iPad Users --What Are The Software Affected? Check Details
New Delhi: The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) has issued a high-risk warning concerning several vulnerabilities found in Apple Products.
According to their latest security advisory dated 12 March 2025, identified as CIVN-2025-0094, the government research team has disclosed that these vulnerabilities are deemed high-risk and present substantial threats to Apple iPhone, iPad Users.
Threat to Apple iPhone, iPad Users: What are the risks involved?
The risk associated with these vulnerabilities in Apple's iOS and iPadOS may allow certain malicious applications to cause affected devices to become unresponsive or non-functional until restored.
Apple iPhone, iPad Users: What are the Software Affected?
Cert-In has said that the following Software are Affected
- iOS versions prior to 18.3 (for iPhone XS and later) - iPadOS versions prior to 17.7.3 (for iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, and iPad 6th generation)
- iPadOS versions prior to 18.3 (for iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later)
Cert-In has said that Darwin notifications are a low-level messaging system within the CoreOS layer, enabling processes to broadcast and receive system-wide event notifications.
The vulnerability arises due to the fact that any iOS application can transmit sensitive system-level Darwin notifications without
needing special privileges or entitlements. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow malicious applications to cause affected devices to become unresponsive or non-functional until restored, it added.
Cert-In has advised that users should Apply appropriate fixes as mentioned in the Apple Security Advisory.
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