Shortly after launching macOS 11.5 last week with Podcasts app improvements and a lot of security fixes, Apple has made macOS 11.5.1 available today with additional “important security updates.”
Apple launched macOS 11.5.1 alongside iOS 14.7.1 with the release notes highlighting both include “important security updates.” iOS 14.7.1 also includes a fix for an Apple Watch unlocking issue.
macOS 11.5.1 should be showing up shortly in System Preferences > Software Update if it’s not already.
The specific security issue fixed in these latest updates is for an IOMobileFrameBuffer flaw that could have been actively exploited to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Read more at 9to5mac.com