CVE-2023-38261
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-07-27 00:22
Modified
2024-10-23 13:53
Severity ?
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841Release Notes
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843Release Notes
Impacted products
AppleiOS and iPadOS
ApplemacOS
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