May has been a busy month for security updates, with patches for serious vulnerabilities being released by Apple and Google.
Microsoft had to issue an out-of-band update after a disastrous Patch Tuesday during the month. The patches were issued for pressing flaws.
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Apple's tvOS, watchOS, and watchOS 8.6 are available.
The last major update to the Apple's mobile operating system was released in May, with the Worldwide Developers Conference in June. Some of the security vulnerabilities that were fixed are serious.
There are flaws in the WebKit browser engine in the security issues fixed in the newest version of the software. If you don't update now, the patches will be used in attacks, according to the company, but that doesn't mean they won't be.
Apple has issued an emergency update to fix an issue that it believes is being used in attacks, and users of macOS, tvOS, and the Apple Watch should do the same. The flaw in Apple AVD could allow an app to execute code. It's worth checking and updating your devices immediately because issues in the Kernel are as bad as it gets.
Microsoft's May Patch Tuesday.
Microsoft's May Patch Tuesday was a disaster for businesses that installed it immediately.
On May 10, the firm issued security updates to fix 75 vulnerabilities, eight of which were serious and three of which were being exploited by attackers. The issues fixed in Patch Tuesday were important, but there were soon problems for some Microsoft users, who reported problems after installing the latest updates. It affected people using the client and server Windows platforms and systems.
The firm was forced to issue an out-of-band update for Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2008 on May 20 in order to fix the problem. You need to download the update from Microsoft.
The browser is 100.0.2
Seven of the nine security fixes for the Firefox browser were rated as high severity. In May, ethical hackers at the Pwn20wn competition were able to demonstrate how attackers could execute Javascript code on devices running the latest Mozilla software. The issues were fixed in the latest update, Firefox 100.0.2. Click on the update buttons.
There is an operating system for mobile devices called Android.
There are 36 vulnerabilities patched in the May security update for the mobile operating system. The Linux Kernel has a privilege bug that is already exploited.
It took a while for the flaw to reach newer devices, but it was disclosed in February.