Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory mitigations.
References (18)
Core 18
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/4
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213927
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213931
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213936
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213937
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940
Scores
CVSS v3
4.4
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
0.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
Status
published
Products (5)
apple/ipados
< 16.7
apple/iphone_os
< 16.7
apple/macos
13.0 - 13.6
apple/tvos
< 17.0
apple/watchos
< 10.0
Published
Sep 27, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026