PT-2023-1842 · Apple · Macos Monterey+5

Ned Williamson + 1 · Published 2023-02-13 · Updated 2025-03-11 · CVE-2023-23514

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.3 macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.6.4 iOS versions prior to 16.3.1 iPadOS versions prior to 16.3.1 macOS Big Sur versions prior to 11.7.5

Description A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue may allow an app to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Recommendations For macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.3, update to macOS Ventura 13.3. For macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.6.4, update to macOS Monterey 12.6.4. For iOS versions prior to 16.3.1, update to iOS 16.3.1. For iPadOS versions prior to 16.3.1, update to iPadOS 16.3.1. For macOS Big Sur versions prior to 11.7.5, update to macOS Big Sur 11.7.5.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-01440

CVE-2023-23514

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Ios

Ipados

Macos Big Sur

Macos Monterey

Macos Ventura

References · 12

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23514 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23514 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-01440 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213635 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213633 · Vendor Advisory
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171359/XNU-NFSSVC-Root-Check-Bypass-Use-After-Free.html · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/114260 · Telegram Post
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/59050 · Telegram Post
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213677 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675 · Note
• https://t.me/true_secator/4061 · Telegram Post