CVE-2023-41981
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CVE-2023-41981 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.4/10 on the CVSS scale. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory mitigations.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Ipados | < 16.7 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | < 16.7 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 13.0, < 13.6 |
| Apple | Tvos | < 17.0 |
| Apple | Watchos | < 10.0 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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