PT-2023-5810 · Apple · Macos Monterey+6

James Hutchins + 2 · Published 2023-09-21 · Updated 2023-10-05 · CVE-2023-41968

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 13.6 macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.7 macOS Sonoma versions prior to 14 tvOS versions prior to 17 watchOS versions prior to 10 iOS versions prior to 17 iPadOS versions prior to 17

Description The issue is related to incorrect symlink validation, which may allow an app to read arbitrary files. This could potentially enable an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information. The issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 13.6, update to macOS Ventura 13.6. For macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.7, update to macOS Monterey 12.7. For macOS Sonoma versions prior to 14, update to macOS Sonoma 14. For tvOS versions prior to 17, update to tvOS 17. For watchOS versions prior to 10, update to watchOS 10. For iOS versions prior to 17, update to iOS 17. For iPadOS versions prior to 17, update to iPadOS 17.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06496

CVE-2023-41968

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Ios

Ipados

Macos Monterey

Macos Sonoma

Tvos

Watchos

References · 21

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06496 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41968 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41968 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213937 · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10 · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3 · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6 · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9 · Note