About the security content of iOS 16.1.2
This document describes the security content of iOS 16.1.2.
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iOS 16.1.2
WebKit
Available for: iPhone 8 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1.
Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling.
CVE-2022-42856: Clément Lecigne of Google's Threat Analysis Group