Se ha publicado una actualización de seguridad por parte de Apple para dispositivos IOS con el número de versión 6.1.3. Dicho update, solventa entre otros un fallo de seguridad que permitía el acceso no autorizado a la aplicación «teléfono», sin tener que introducir el código de seguridad. Su tamaño es de 17.5 mb y se puede aplicar bien desde el propio dispositivo (menú «general-actualización de software) o a través de iTunes.
A continuación, nos hacemos eco de la información sobre todas las vulnerabilidades corregidas (webkit, kernel, etc) vía la lista de correo «Apple Security»
iOS 6.1.3 is now available and addresses the following: dyld Available for: iPhone 3GS and later, iPod touch (4th generation) and later, iPad 2 and later Impact: A local user may be able to execute unsigned code Description: A state management issue existed in the handling of Mach-O executable files with overlapping segments. This issue was addressed by refusing to load an executable with overlapping segments. CVE-ID CVE-2013-0977 : evad3rs Kernel Available for: iPhone 3GS and later, iPod touch (4th generation) and later, iPad 2 and later Impact: A local user may be able to determine the address of structures in the kernel Description: An information disclosure issue existed in the ARM prefetch abort handler. This issue was addressed by panicking if the prefetch abort handler is not being called from an abort context. CVE-ID CVE-2013-0978 : evad3rs Lockdown Available for: iPhone 3GS and later, iPod touch (4th generation) and later, iPad 2 and later Impact: A local user may be able to change permissions on arbitrary files Description: When restoring from backup, lockdownd changed permissions on certain files even if the path to the file included a symbolic link. This issue was addressed by not changing permissions on any file with a symlink in its path. CVE-ID CVE-2013-0979 : evad3rs Passcode Lock Available for: iPhone 3GS and later, iPod touch (4th generation) and later, iPad 2 and later Impact: A person with physical access to the device may be able to bypass the screen lock Description: A logic issue existed in the handling of emergency calls from the lock screen. This issue was addressed through improved lock state management. CVE-ID CVE-2013-0980 : Christopher Heffley of theMedium.ca, videosdebarraquito USB Available for: iPhone 3GS and later, iPod touch (4th generation) and later, iPad 2 and later Impact: A local user may be able to execute arbitrary code in the kernel Description: The IOUSBDeviceFamily driver used pipe object pointers that came from userspace. This issue was addressed by performing additional validation of pipe object pointers. CVE-ID CVE-2013-0981 : evad3rs WebKit Available for: iPhone 3GS and later, iPod touch (4th generation) and later, iPad 2 and later Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: An invalid cast issue existed in the handling of SVG files. This issue was addressed through improved type checking. CVE-ID CVE-2013-0912 : Nils and Jon from MWR Labs working with HP TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
