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iOS 5.0.1 Public

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The public iOS 5.0.1 update combined four documented consumer improvements with targeted network, font, certificate, kernel, and lock-screen security repairs.

Date
Nov 10, 2011
Availability
available
Revision
No

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

  1. About the security content of iOS 5.0.1 Software Update

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · CFNetwork — CVE-2011-3246; libinfo — CVE-2011-3441

  2. About the security content of iOS 5.0.1 Software Update

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · CoreGraphics — CVE-2011-3439

  3. About the security content of iOS 5.0.1 Software Update

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · Data Security — DigiCert Malaysia certificates

  4. About iOS 5

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-15T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 5.0.1 — Australian dictation

  5. About iOS 5

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-15T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 5.0.1 — battery life

  6. About iOS 5

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-15T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 5.0.1 — Documents in the Cloud

  7. About iOS 5

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-15T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 5.0.1 — Multitasking Gestures

  8. Apple security updates (2011 to 2012)

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-08-10T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 5.0.1 Software Update — 10 Nov 2011

  9. About the security content of iOS 5.0.1 Software Update

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 5.0.1 Software Update

  10. About iOS 5

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-15T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 5.0.1

  11. About the security content of iOS 5.0.1 Software Update

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · Kernel — CVE-2011-3442

  12. About the security content of iOS 5.0.1 Software Update

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · Passcode Lock — CVE-2011-3440

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

bugFix · fixed

Documents in the Cloud repairs

documentedconfirmed

Apple records a Documents in the Cloud repair but does not itemize the affected applications or failure modes.

  1. [1] About iOS 5 · iOS 5.0.1 — Documents in the Cloud

enhancement · changed

Australian dictation recognition

documentedconfirmed

The dictation system received a language-region-specific recognition improvement for Australian users.

  1. [1] About iOS 5 · iOS 5.0.1 — Australian dictation

bugFix · fixed

Battery-life repairs

documentedconfirmed

Apple’s consumer note identifies battery-life bug fixes without attributing a single battery symptom or device-specific cause.

  1. [1] About iOS 5 · iOS 5.0.1 — battery life

security · fixed

DigiCert Malaysia trust restriction

documentedconfirmed

Apple changed certificate trust after weak intermediate certificates could not be revoked, reducing interception risk for affected certificate chains.

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 5.0.1 Software Update · Data Security — DigiCert Malaysia certificates

feature · introduced

Multitasking gestures for the original iPad

documentedconfirmed

iOS 5.0.1 extended the documented multitasking gesture feature to the first-generation iPad.

  1. [1] About iOS 5 · iOS 5.0.1 — Multitasking Gestures

security · fixed

FreeType font-processing hardening

documentedconfirmed

The update addressed multiple font-processing memory-corruption issues, including cases Apple said could enable arbitrary code execution.

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 5.0.1 Software Update · CoreGraphics — CVE-2011-3439

security · fixed

URL and DNS routing validation

documentedconfirmed

Apple fixed URL and DNS lookup defects that could disclose sensitive information by resolving or navigating to an incorrect server.

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 5.0.1 Software Update · CFNetwork — CVE-2011-3246; libinfo — CVE-2011-3441

security · fixed

iPad 2 Smart Cover passcode protection

documentedconfirmed

Apple corrected an iPad 2 condition in which opening a Smart Cover during power-off confirmation could bypass the normal passcode prompt and expose some data.

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 5.0.1 Software Update · Passcode Lock — CVE-2011-3440