CVE-2023-42849

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory mitigations.

• CWE-119

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213981Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213981Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Published

Oct 25, 2023

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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