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GHSA-8FWG-W59V-G942

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-27 00:30 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:32

Details

This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, watchOS 9.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8. 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.

Severity ?

5.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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CVE-2023-38606 (GCVE-0-2023-38606)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-26 23:55 – Updated: 2025-10-30 18:31

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.

Severity ?

5.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CWE

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.

Assigner

apple

References

URL

Tags

	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846
	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841
	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842
	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845
	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844
	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Apple

tvOS

Affected: unspecified , < 16.6 (custom)

Apple	iOS and iPadOS	Affected: unspecified , < 16.6 (custom)
Apple	macOS	Affected: unspecified , < 13.5 (custom)
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	Affected: unspecified , < 15.7 (custom)
Apple	macOS	Affected: unspecified , < 11.7 (custom)
Apple	macOS	Affected: unspecified , < 12.6 (custom)
Apple	watchOS	Affected: unspecified , < 9.6 (custom)

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Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-8FWG-W59V-G942

CVE-2023-38606 (GCVE-0-2023-38606)

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