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A newly found Denial of Service vulnerability named doorLock has been discovered in the Apple Homekit. Homekit is a software that helps iOS/iPadOS users communicate with, control, and configure their smart-home appliances. These devices are automatically discovered because of Homekit.
Trevor Spiniolas is the security researcher that publicly disclose the vulnerability but he suspects Apple knew about it since August of 2021.
I believe this bug is being handled inappropriately as it poses a serious risk to users and many months have passed without a comprehensive fix. The public should be aware of this vulnerability and how to prevent it from being exploited, rather than being kept in the dark. – Spiniolas.
Device names can be configured and changed using this vulnerability and then iCloud updates the device name across all iOS devices. This data is then updated frequently without user interaction.
If the device does not have Home devices enabled in Control Center then the Home app will crash and become unusable. If the device does have Home devices enabled in Control Center (which is the default behavior) the iOS will become unresponsive.