Apple Fixes Security Bugs With First Update for Watch OS

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Apple released on Tuesday its first update for Watch OS, the iOS-based operating system that runs on the Apple Watch.

Watch OS 1.0.1 patches a total of 13 vulnerabilities affecting components such as the kernel, Secure Transport, FontParser, the Foundation framework, IOHIDFamily, and IOAcceleratorFamily.

The FontParser issue exists due to the way font files are processed. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability (CVE-2015-1093) to execute arbitrary code by getting a user to process a maliciously crafted font.

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