Earlier, Apple launched the iOS 15.0.1 replace that patched the bug that prevented iPhone 13 house owners from utilizing the Apple Watch to unlock their system. While the general public changelog advised that this was the one factor that was fastened, it seems that Apple had additionally patched a vulnerability that might have allowed customers to bypass the lockscreen.

While that is clearly excellent news, plainly some within the safety researcher neighborhood aren’t so thrilled by this. This is as a result of they really feel that Apple had did not credit score the invention of the flaw to researcher Jose Rodriguez who had really detailed the vulnerability again in September.

Apple fastened a publicly identified Lock Screen Bypass 0-day however did not acknowledge it https://t.co/ZHkU5GEqOj pic.twitter.com/vNPgzjL8Gv

— Denis Tokarev (@illusionofcha0s) October 1, 2021

Rodriguez had publicly disclosed the vulnerability by publishing a proof of idea on his YouTube channel displaying how the vulnerability labored. According to the researcher, the explanation for not informing Apple forward of time was in hopes that it might make clear the issues with Apple’s Bug Bounty program.

This will not be the primary time that Apple was discovered to have patched safety flaws in its software program with out crediting the researchers who discovered it. However, it has been advised that Apple has employed a brand new group to guide the Bug Bounty program in hopes of reforming it, so hopefully this gained’t be a problem sooner or later.

Filed in Apple >Cellphones. Read extra about iOS, Ios 15 and Security. Source: appleinsider