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Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-02T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1 — Released August 17, 2022
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security · fixed
Apple fixed CVE-2022-32894 and CVE-2022-32893 and said it was aware of reports that both may have been actively exploited.
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Public release
iOS 15.6.1 reached the public release channel on August 17, 2022. iOS 15.6.1 was a security-focused release addressing kernel and WebKit vulnerabilities. This article records the public appearance only and does not attribute cumulative notes to an earlier beta.
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