FKIE_CVE-2023-38606

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-07-27 00:15 - Updated: 2025-10-31 14:43
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to modify sensitive kernel state. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.
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
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38606US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple ipados *
apple ipados *
apple iphone_os *
apple iphone_os *
apple macos *
apple macos *
apple macos *
apple tvos *
apple watchos *
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