CVE-2023-40384 (GCVE-0-2023-40384)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-26 20:14 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:17
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Summary
A permissions issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.
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CWE
  • An app may be able to read sensitive location information
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Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 17 (custom)
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    Apple tvOS Affected: unspecified , < 17 (custom)
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    Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 14 (custom)
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