APPLE-SA-2012-11-01-1 iOS 6.0.1

iOS 6.0.1 is now available and addresses the following:

Kernel
Available for:  iPhone 3GS and later,
iPod touch (4th generation) and later, iPad 2 and later
Impact:  Maliciously crafted or compromised iOS applications may be
able to determine addresses in the kernel
Description:  An information disclosure issue existed in the handling
of APIs related to kernel extensions. Responses containing an
OSBundleMachOHeaders key may have included kernel addresses, which
may aid in bypassing address space layout randomization protection.
This issue was addressed by unsliding the addresses before returning
them.
CVE-ID
CVE-2012-3749 : Mark Dowd of Azimuth Security, Eric Monti of Square,
and additional anonymous researchers

Passcode Lock
Available for:  iPhone 3GS and later,
iPod touch (4th generation) and later, iPad 2 and later
Impact:  A person with physical access to the device may be able to
access Passbook passes without entering a passcode
Description:  A state management issue existed in the handling of
Passbook passes at the lock screen. This issue was addressed through
improved handling of Passbook passes.
CVE-ID
CVE-2012-3750 : Anton Tsviatkou

WebKit
Available for:  iPhone 3GS and later,
iPod touch (4th generation) and later, iPad 2 and later
Impact:  Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an
unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description:  A time of check to time of use issue existed in the
handling of JavaScript arrays. This issue was addressed through
additional validation of JavaScript arrays.
CVE-ID
CVE-2012-3748 : Joost Pol and Daan Keuper of Certified Secure working
with HP TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative

WebKit
Available for:  iPhone 3GS and later,
iPod touch (4th generation) and later, iPad 2 and later
Impact:  Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an
unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description:  A use after free issue existed in the handling of SVG
images. This issue was addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-ID
CVE-2012-5112 : Pinkie Pie working with Google's Pwnium 2 contest


Installation note:

This update is available through iTunes and Software Update on your
iOS device, and will not appear in your computer's Software Update
application, or in the Apple Downloads site. Make sure you have an
Internet connection and have installed the latest version of iTunes
from www.apple.com/itunes/

iTunes and Software Update on the device will automatically check
Apple's update server on its weekly schedule. When an update is
detected, it is downloaded and the option to be installed is
presented to the user when the iOS device is docked. We recommend
applying the update immediately if possible. Selecting Don't Install
will present the option the next time you connect your iOS device.

The automatic update process may take up to a week depending on the
day that iTunes or the device checks for updates. You may manually
obtain the update via the Check for Updates button within iTunes, or
the Software Update on your device.

To check that the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad has been updated:

* Navigate to Settings
* Select General
* Select About. The version after applying this update
will be "6.0.1".

Information will also be posted to the Apple Security Updates
web site: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

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