PT-2023-6036 · Apple · Macos Monterey+4

Liang Wei · Published 2023-09-21 · Updated 2023-10-05 · CVE-2023-41232

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 Monterey versions prior to 12.7 iOS versions prior to 17 iPadOS versions prior to 17 macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.6 iOS versions prior to 16.7 iPadOS versions prior to 16.7

Description An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved bounds checking, which may allow an app to disclose kernel memory. The issue is related to the biometric authentication function in the operating systems.

Recommendations For macOS Monterey, update to version 12.7 or later. For iOS, update to version 17 or later, or as an alternative, update to version 16.7 or later. For iPadOS, update to version 17 or later, or as an alternative, update to version 16.7 or later. For macOS Ventura, update to version 13.6 or later.

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06737

CVE-2023-41232

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Ios

Ipados

Macos Monterey

Macos Ventura

References · 17

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41232 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06737 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41232 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1706767475822460981 · Twitter Post
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213927 · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6 · Note
• https://rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/apple-osx-biometricauthentication-cve-2023-41232 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213932 · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/4 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938 · Note