Release appearance

iOS 12.4.1 Public

Source-linked record
Public release

Recorded context

About this appearance

The public iOS 12.4.1 release was a security-focused maintenance update whose published bulletin documents a kernel use-after-free correction.

Date
Aug 26, 2019
Availability
available
Revision
No

Chronology evidence

Appearance sources

These sources support the recorded date, channel, or availability. A researched release-notes article has not been added.

  1. About iOS 12 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 12.4.1

  2. About the Security Content of iOS 12.4.1

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · Kernel — CVE-2019-8605

  3. About the Security Content of iOS 12.4.1

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · Released August 26, 2019

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

security · fixed

Kernel use-after-free fix

documentedconfirmed

Apple addressed CVE-2019-8605, a kernel memory-safety issue that could let a malicious application gain system privileges.

  1. [1] About the Security Content of iOS 12.4.1 · Kernel — CVE-2019-8605