Apple Patches 'Darwin Nuke,' Other Security Flaws With New OS Releases

By: Jai Vijayan
 
Denial-of-service flaw discovered by researchers at Kaspersky Lab could affect Apple users' corporate networks.
 Apple iPhone, iPad, and Mac users have one more reason to upgrade to the latest versions of iOS and OS X besides the new Photos app, the 300 additional emoji characters, and several other features that Apple has packed into the operating systems.
The new versions also address a serious security vulnerability that leaves people using devices running OS X 10.10 or iOS 8 open to denial of service attacks.
The flaw, discovered by researchers at Kaspersky Lab, exists in the kernel of Darwin, the open source components on which iOS and OS X are built. Dubbed “Darwin Nuke,” the vulnerability basically allows attackers to remotely activate denial of service attacks that can damage a user’s Mac or iOS device and impact any corporate network to which it is connected, according to an alert issued by Kaspersky Lab today.
 
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