PT-2023-5648 · Apple · Macos Monterey+7

Mohamed Ghannam + 1 · Published 2023-07-24 · Updated 2023-08-03 · CVE-2023-38598

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions watchOS versions prior to 9.6 macOS Big Sur versions prior to 11.7.9 iOS versions prior to 15.7.8 iPadOS versions prior to 15.7.8 macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.6.8 tvOS versions prior to 16.6 iOS versions prior to 16.6 iPadOS versions prior to 16.6 macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.5

Description A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management, which may allow an app to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. This issue is related to the use of memory after it has been freed.

Recommendations For watchOS versions prior to 9.6, update to watchOS 9.6. For macOS Big Sur versions prior to 11.7.9, update to macOS Big Sur 11.7.9. For iOS versions prior to 15.7.8, update to iOS 15.7.8. For iPadOS versions prior to 15.7.8, update to iPadOS 15.7.8. For macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.6.8, update to macOS Monterey 12.6.8. For tvOS versions prior to 16.6, update to tvOS 16.6. For iOS versions prior to 16.6, update to iOS 16.6. For iPadOS versions prior to 16.6, update to iPadOS 16.6. For macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.5, update to macOS Ventura 13.5.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06315

CVE-2023-38598

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Ios

Ipados

Macos Big Sur

Macos Monterey

Macos Ventura

Tvos

Watchos

References · 20

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213846 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213842 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213841 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38598 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06315 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213848 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843 · Vendor Advisory