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CVE-2023-38606

CVE-2023-38606MEDIUM

Apple Multiple Products

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  H  N    5.5   .0290   86.5   YES

AFFECTED
  Product         Versions       Fixed
  tvOS            unspecified –  —
  iOS and iPadOS  unspecified –  —
  macOS           unspecified –  —
  iOS and iPadOS  unspecified –  —
  macOS           unspecified –  —
  macOS           unspecified –  —
  watchOS         unspecified –  —

TIMELINE
  Jul 20  Reserved by apple
  Jul 26  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2023-08-16
  Jul 26  Published (CNA: apple)

CNA: apple · CVSS v3.1 · 8 references · KEV due August 16, 2023

Description

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
July 20, 2023	Reserved	Reserved by apple
July 26, 2023	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2023-08-16
July 26, 2023	Published	Published (CNA: apple)

Affected

Affected products and packages — 7 rows
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Apple	tvOS	—	unspecified	—
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	—	unspecified	—
Apple	macOS	—	unspecified	—
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	—	unspecified	—
Apple	macOS	—	unspecified	—
Apple	macOS	—	unspecified	—
Apple	watchOS	—	unspecified	—

References (8)

Authoritative record: CVE-2023-38606 at cve.org

Vendors: apple

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