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iOS 8.1.1 Public

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The public iOS 8.1.1 release improved older-device performance and stability while correcting private-browsing, lock-screen, Spotlight-location, and other documented security weaknesses.

Date
Nov 17, 2014
Availability
available
Revision
No

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  1. About the security content of iOS 8.1.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · CFNetwork — CVE-2014-4460

  2. About the security content of iOS 8.1.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1.1 security content

  3. About iOS 8 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 8.1.1

  4. About the security content of iOS 8.1.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · Lock Screen — CVE-2014-4451

  5. About the security content of iOS 8.1.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · Spotlight — CVE-2014-4453

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

security · fixed

Spotlight initial-location minimization

documentedconfirmed

Apple addressed CVE-2014-4453 by removing approximate location from the initial Spotlight Suggestions connection and sending it only with a user query.

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 8.1.1 · Spotlight — CVE-2014-4453

security · fixed

Private-browsing cache clearing

documentedconfirmed

Apple addressed CVE-2014-4460 by changing caching behavior so website data did not remain in the affected cache after private browsing ended.

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 8.1.1 · CFNetwork — CVE-2014-4460

security · fixed

Lock-screen passcode-attempt enforcement

documentedconfirmed

Apple addressed CVE-2014-4451 by adding enforcement for circumstances in which an attacker holding the device could exceed the failed-passcode-attempt limit.

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 8.1.1 · Lock Screen — CVE-2014-4451

enhancement · changed

iPad 2 and iPhone 4s performance improvements

documentedconfirmed

Apple described iOS 8.1.1 as including bug fixes and increased stability, with performance improvements specifically for iPad 2 and iPhone 4s.

  1. [1] About iOS 8 Updates · iOS 8.1.1