What are the security improvements for iOS 12.5 for iphone?

I'm on the update page and it says its the info page of security updates but it gives no information? What is the 12.5 security improvement? Do I want to do it?


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iPhone 5s

Posted on Dec 16, 2020 11:11 AM

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Dec 16, 2020 11:20 AM in response to LD150

Thanks Peter!

But what does it mean? " Unauthorized code execution"? Is it something I did or will do?


Available for: iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, and iPod touch (6th generation)


Impact: Unauthorized code execution may lead to an authentication policy violation


Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.


CVE-2020-27951: Apple


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Published Date: December 14, 2020

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Dec 17, 2020 3:26 PM in response to Casey8

It means the bad guys can’t do something bad because there was a hole in ios. The holes get found by the good guy hackers and reported to Apple, then the holes are filled before the bad guy hackers exploit them.

We don’t need to know details, we just know we are safer.

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