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iOS 15.6.1 Public

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About this appearance

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.

Date
Aug 17, 2022
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

Public release

Apple’s dated release record places iOS 15.6.1 on August 17, 2022. This article records that public appearance only and does not assign the cumulative version notes to any preceding beta.[1][2]

What changed

Apple said both disclosed issues may have been actively exploited; no separate consumer feature delta was documented.[1][2]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. About the security content of iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1

    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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  2. About iOS 15 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 15.6.1

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  3. About the security content of iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-02T00:00:00.000Z · Kernel — CVE-2022-32894; WebKit — CVE-2022-32893

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

security · fixed

Actively exploited kernel and WebKit issues

documentedconfirmed

Apple fixed CVE-2022-32894 and CVE-2022-32893 and said it was aware of reports that both may have been actively exploited.

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1 · Kernel — CVE-2022-32894; WebKit — CVE-2022-32893