PT-2023-27436 · Apple · Macos Sonoma+1

Published 2023-10-25 · Updated 2024-05-29 · CVE-2023-40404

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS Sonoma versions prior to 14.1

Description A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management, allowing an app to potentially execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Recommendations For macOS Sonoma versions prior to 14.1, update to macOS Sonoma 14.1 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting kernel extension loading to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-40404

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Macos Sonoma

References · 14

• 🔥 https://github.com/geniuszlyy/GenEtherExploit · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/geniuszly/GenEtherExploit · Exploit
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40404 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40404 · Security Note
• https://t.me/proxy_bar/2102 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/72861 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/59986 · Telegram Post
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/60013 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/WangTielei/status/1717359161242247578 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/10585 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/60394 · Telegram Post