The update will address a flaw software developer Abraham Masri publicly identified in a tweet earlier this week, according to multiple published reports. The flaw causes the iMessage app on iOS devices to freeze, crash or restart.

Macs are also affected. A macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 update is expected later this month to fix the flaw.

Apple confirmed to Threatpost an iOS software fix would be available next week. Apple didn’t divulge specifics on the fix, however news site WCCFTECH and others confirm that iOS 11.2.5 Beta 6, released late Wednesday, fixes the bug.

The ChaiOS message bug, also called a “text bomb” flaw, made headlines Tuesday when Masri posted a hyperlink to code on his GitHub repository that activated the flaw. Recipients receiving messages via the iMessage app containing the link to the malicious code hosted on GitHub reported devices freezing and in some cases crashing. Recipients only needed to receive the malicious messages for the flaw to work, clicking on the link wasn’t required.

Meanwhile, Mac users reported the bug made their Safari browser crash or causes systems to slowdown.

Source: threatpost.com