iOS 11.2.2 Download Now Available, Addresses Spectre Security Flaw [u]

Apple has just released iOS 11.2.2 for download, available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The update for iPhone X comes in at 75.5 MB, and according to the company “provides a security update and is recommended for all users”, as it addresses the Spectre vulnerability, like this morning’s similar release of macOS 10.13.2.

Ios 11 2 2 download

You can update your iOS device by going to Settings > General > Software Update.

Here are the direct download links:

iOS 11.2.2 (Build 15C202):

  • iPad Air (Wi-Fi) (iPad4,1) — Download
  • iPad Air (Cellular) (iPad4,2) — Download
  • iPad Air (China) (iPad4,3) — Download
  • iPad mini 2 (Wi-Fi) (iPad4,4) — Download
  • iPad mini 2 (Cellular) (iPad4,5) — Download
  • iPad mini 2 (China) (iPad4,6) — Download
  • iPad mini 3 (Wi-Fi) (iPad4,7) — Download
  • iPad mini 3 (Cellular) (iPad4,8) — Download
  • iPad mini 3 (China) (iPad4,9) — Download
  • iPad mini 4 (Wi-Fi) (iPad5,1) — Download
  • iPad mini 4 (Cellular) (iPad5,2) — Download
  • iPad Air 2 (Wi-Fi) (iPad5,3) — Download
  • iPad Air 2 (Cellular) (iPad5,4) — Download
  • iPad Pro (9.7”, Wi-Fi) (iPad6,3) — Download
  • iPad Pro (9.7”, Cellular) (iPad6,4) — Download
  • iPad Pro (Wi-Fi) (iPad6,7) — Download
  • iPad Pro (Cellular) (iPad6,8) — Download
  • iPad 5 (Wi-Fi) (iPad6,11) — Download
  • iPad 5 (Cellular) (iPad6,12) — Download
  • iPad Pro 2 (12.9”, Wi-Fi) (iPad7,1) — Download
  • iPad Pro 2 (12.9”, Cellular) (iPad7,2) — Download
  • iPad Pro (10.5”, Wi-Fi) (iPad7,3) — Download
  • iPad Pro (10.5”, Cellular) (iPad7,4) — Download
  • iPhone 5s (GSM/LTE) (iPhone6,1) — Download
  • iPhone 5s (CDMA/LTE) (iPhone6,2) — Download
  • iPhone 6 Plus (iPhone7,1) — Download
  • iPhone 6 (iPhone7,2) — Download
  • iPhone 6s (iPhone8,1) — Download
  • iPhone 6s Plus (iPhone8,2) — Download
  • iPhone SE (iPhone8,4) — Download
  • iPhone 7 (CDMA/GSM/LTE) (iPhone9,1) — Download
  • iPhone 7 Plus (CDMA/GSM/LTE) (iPhone9,2) — Download
  • iPhone 7 (GSM/LTE) (iPhone9,3) — Download
  • iPhone 7 Plus (GSM/LTE) (iPhone9,4) — Download
  • iPhone 8 (CDMA/GSM/LTE) (iPhone10,1) — Download
  • iPhone 8 Plus (CDMA/GSM/LTE) (iPhone10,2) — Download
  • iPhone X (CDMA/GSM/LTE) (iPhone10,3) — Download
  • iPhone 8 (GSM/LTE) (iPhone10,4) — Download
  • iPhone 8 Plus (GSM/LTE) (iPhone10,5) — Download
  • iPhone X (GSM/LTE) (iPhone10,6) — Download
  • iPod touch 6G (iPod7,1) — Download

Update: Here are the security release notes for iOS 11.2.2:

Available for: iPhone 5s and later, iPad Air and later, and iPod touch 6th generation

Description: iOS 11.2.2 includes security improvements to Safari and WebKit to mitigate the effects of Spectre (CVE-2017-5753 and CVE-2017-5715).

We would like to acknowledge Jann Horn of Google Project Zero; and Paul Kocher in collaboration with Daniel Genkin of University of Pennsylvania and University of Maryland, Daniel Gruss of Graz University of Technology, Werner Haas of Cyberus Technology, Mike Hamburg of Rambus (Cryptography Research Division), Moritz Lipp of Graz University of Technology, Stefan Mangard of Graz University of Technology, Thomas Prescher of Cyberus Technology, Michael Schwarz of Graz University of Technology, and Yuval Yarom of University of Adelaide and Data61 for their assistance.

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