iOS 15.2.1 Fixes ‘doorLock’ HomeKit Flaw and Other Bugs

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edited January 2022 in News & Blogs

Apple today started rolling out iOS 15.2.1 for iPhones and iPads, addressing a security flaw in the HomeKit framework that could be exploited to trigger denial of service and lock users out of their devices.

According to the release notes (pictured below), iOS 15.2.1 is a bug-fix release, addressing an issue with Messages not loading photos sent using an iCloud link as well as a problem with third-party CarPlay apps not responding to input.

But perhaps the more significant bug fix in iOS 15.2.1 is described in the security advisory tucked away at the end of the changelog.

Tracked as CVE-2022-22588, a resource exhaustion issue in the HomeKit framework is finally being addressed, four months after Apple was informed of its existence.

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