Apple is releasing patch 15.2.1 to address a denial-of-service bug in HomeKit as well as other flaws.

Apple is handing out iOS and iPadOS upgrades for iPhone and iPad customers to address vulnerabilities including a potential security hole in its operating system related to Homekit, Apple’s Siri-powered smart home platform. According to reports in the media, the patch being put out to remedy these flaws is 15.2.1, which will also fix a denial-of-service vulnerability. Trevor Spiniolas, a security researcher, is credited with discovering the flaw.

If the Homekit problem is exploited, iPhones and iPads may experience issues like constant crashing, restarting, and freezing.

“Apple has released iOS 15.2.1 and iPadOS 15.2.1… iPhone 6s and after, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch 5th generation and later are all supported (7th generation) Processing a maliciously generated HomeKit accessory name may result in a denial of service, according to the researchers “On Thursday, Apple posted a message on its help page.

On the help website, the business wrote, “Description: A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation.”

The iPadOS 15.2.1 update also includes a fix for photos received through iCloud link not loading in Messages.