CVE-2023-38598
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-07-28 04:30
Modified
2024-10-22 18:12
Severity ?
Summary
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, 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/HT213841Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213841Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213842Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213846Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213848Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
AppletvOS
AppleiOS and iPadOS
ApplemacOS
AppleiOS and iPadOS
ApplemacOS
ApplemacOS
ApplewatchOS
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