Apple re-released its recent Rapid Security Response updates for iOS and macOS after the original patches caused a website access issue. MacOS Ventura 13.4.1 (a), iOS 16.5.1 (a), iPadOS 16.5.1 (a), and Safari 16.5.2 addressed the actively exploited WebKit vulnerability CVE-2023-37450.
The bug allowed attackers to exploit arbitrary code attacks after users accessed malicious content online. Although Apple has not released specifics, state-sponsored threat actors and commercial spyware vendors usually leverage these types of zero-days. After users downloaded the updates, many found that they were unable to access websites through Safari. Apple quickly provided instructions for removing the updates from their products and re-released the updates with fixes.
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