Apple, on Monday, released a minor iOS 10.3.1 software update for the compatible iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch devices. The update bears a build number 14E304 and is recommended for anyone who has updated to iOS 10.3.
According to the official release notes, the iOS 10.3.1 is a minor update meant to fix numerous bugs and bring stability and improve the overall security of the iOS devices. Other than the bug fixes and performance improvements, the iSO 10.3.1 brings back support for the 32-bit iOS devices including iPhone, 5, iPhone 5c, iPad 4, and the iPad 6G. The full change log of the update is as follows:
Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later
Impact: An attacker within range may be able to execute arbitrary code on the Wi-Fi chip
Description: A stack buffer overflow was addressed through improved input validation.
CVE-2017-6975: Gal Beniamini of Google Project Zero
Digger further deep into the security release notes, the fruit company acknowledges that iOS 10.3.1 patches the bug that could allow an attacker within range to execute malicious code on your device’s Wi-Fi chip.
You can easily install iOS 10.3.1 software update through Over-the-Air update feature. To do that, simply go to Settings > General > Software Update. You can also download the full-sized iOS 10.3.1 IPSW file and install iOS 10.3.1 using iTunes as well. This way you can also clean install your mobile’s operating system.
iOS 10.3 was released last week with a plethora of new features and improvements including Find my AirPods, Apple File System and much more. Here’s a list of new features of iOS 10.3. If you spot something new in iOS 10.3.1, let us know in the comments section below.
Download iOS 10.3.1 IPSW
- 9.7-inch iPad 2017 (WiFi)
- 9.7-inch iPad 2017 (Cellular)
- 12.9-inch iPad Pro (WiFi)
- 12.9-inch iPad Pro (Cellular)
- 9.7-inch iPad Pro (WiFi)
- 9.7-inch iPad Pro (Cellular)
- iPad Air 2 (6th generation WiFi)
- iPad Air 2 (6th generation Cellular)
- iPad Air (5th generation WiFi + Cellular)
- iPad Air (5th generation WiFi)
- iPad Air (5th generation CDMA)
- iPad (4th generation CDMA)
- iPad (4th generation GSM)
- iPad (4th generation WiFi)
- iPad mini 2 (WiFi + Cellular)
- iPad mini 2 (WiFi)
- iPad mini 2 (CDMA)
- iPad mini 3 (China)
- iPad mini 3 (WiFi)
- iPad mini 3 (Cellular)
- iPad mini 4 (WiFi)
- iPad mini 4 (Cellular)
- iPhone 5 (CDMA)
- iPhone 5 (GSM)
- iPhone 5c (CDMA)
- iPhone 5c (GSM)
- iPhone 5s (CDMA)
- iPhone 5s (GSM)
- iPhone 6
- iPhone 6 Plus
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone 7 (iPhone9,1)
- iPhone 7 Plus (iPhone9,2)
- iPhone 7 (iPhone9,3)
- iPhone 7 Plus (iPhone9,4)
- iPhone SE
- iPod touch (6th-generation)
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