Apple just released the iOS 12.1.4 update with important security fixes, like a fix for the Group FaceTime bug.
[iOS 12.1.4 Could Fix FaceTime Bug and will Drop Soon]
iOS 12.1.4
Apple’s security page notes the following:
FaceTime
Available for: iPhone 5s and later, iPad Air and later, and iPod touch 6th generation
Impact: The initiator of a Group FaceTime call may be able to cause the recipient to answer
Description: A logic issue existed in the handling of Group FaceTime calls. The issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2019-6223: Grant Thompson of Catalina Foothills High School, Daven Morris of Arlington, TX
Foundation
Available for: iPhone 5s and later, iPad Air and later, and iPod touch 6th generation
Impact: An application may be able to gain elevated privileges
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2019-7286: an anonymous researcher, Clement Lecigne of Google Threat Analysis Group, Ian Beer of Google Project Zero, and Samuel Groß of Google Project Zero
IOKit
Available for: iPhone 5s and later, iPad Air and later, and iPod touch 6th generation
Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2019-7287: an anonymous researcher, Clement Lecigne of Google Threat Analysis Group, Ian Beer of Google Project Zero, and Samuel Groß of Google Project Zero
Live Photos in FaceTime
Available for: iPhone 5s and later, iPad Air and later, and iPod touch 6th generation
Impact: A thorough security audit of the FaceTime service uncovered an issue with Live Photos
Description: The issue was addressed with improved validation on the FaceTime server.
CVE-2019-7288: Apple
The update is fairly small. For my iPhone 7 Plus it’s 68MB.
[iOS 12.1.4 Archives – The Mac Observer]