CVE-2023-23536: Use After Free

Published Mar 27, 2023
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Updated

Accessibility. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

Other sources

AMD. A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AMD. The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

— Apple

App Store. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

Credit

Félix Poulin-Bélanger, David Pan Ogea, an anonymous researcher, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Murray Mike, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Xinru Chi(Pangu Lab), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), sqrtpwn, Pan ZhenPeng(STAR Labs SG Pte), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), Joshua Jones, Zhuowei Zhang, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(FFRI Security Inc), Koh M. Nakagawa(FFRI Security Inc), (Offensive Security), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Jubaer Alnazi Jabin(TRS Group Of Companies), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Adam M., Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), CVE-2023-0433, CVE-2023-0512, Aleksandar Nikolic(Cisco Talos), Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), ryuzaki, Brandon Dalton@@partyD0lphin(Red Canary), Rıza Sabuncu@@rizasabuncu, JeongOhKyea, Tingting Yin(Tsinghua University), Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic, John Aakerblom@@jaakerblom, Jubaer Alnazi(TRS Group of Companies), Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitSMM(Mbition Mercedes), jzhu(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Zechao Cai@@Zech4o(Zhejiang University), Adam Doupé(ASU SEFCOM), an anonymous researcher(Red Canary), Milan Tenk(F), (F), Arthur Valiev(F), Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology Bhopal), developStorm, Anton Spivak, (Alibaba Group), Xin Huang@@11iaxH, Gertjan Franken(imec), KU Leuven, hazbinhotel(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Hyeon Park@@tree_segment(Team ApplePIE), Georgy Kucherin@@kucher1n(Kaspersky), Leonid Bezvershenko@@bzvr_(Kaspersky), Boris Larin@@oct0xor(Kaspersky), (Kaspersky), Valentin Pashkov(Kaspersky), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(SSD Labs), crixer@@pwning_me(SSD Labs), Itay Iellin(General Motors Product Cyber Security), Etienne Charron(Renault), Khadim Dieng(Renault), Jianjun Dai(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Guang Gong(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Mohamed GHANNAM, Mohamed Ghannam@@_simo36, Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu), Khiem Tran, Masahiro Kawada@@kawakatz(GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae), CVE-2023-0049, CVE-2023-0051, CVE-2023-0054, CVE-2023-0288, ABC Research s.r.o., Chan Shue Long(Offensive Security), Junoh Lee at Theori, CVE-2022-43551, CVE-2022-43552

Affected Software

13 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.7.5
11.7.5
Apple tvOS<16.4
16.4
Apple WatchOS<9.4
9.4
Apple macOS Monterey<12.6.4
12.6.4
Apple macOS Ventura<13.3
13.3
Apple iOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iPadOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS<15.7.4
15.7.4
Apple iPadOS<15.7.4
15.7.4
Apple iPadOS<15.7.4
Apple iPadOS>=16.0<16.4
Apple iPhone OS<15.7.4
Apple macOS<13.3

Event History

Mar 27, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
May 8, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
08:15 PM
Description

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This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-23536.

2

What is the severity rating of CVE-2023-23536?

The severity rating of CVE-2023-23536 is 7.8 (High).

3

What software versions are affected by CVE-2023-23536?

The affected software versions are Apple iOS up to version 15.7.4, Apple iPadOS up to version 15.7.4, Apple macOS Ventura up to version 13.3, Apple watchOS up to version 15.7.4, Apple macOS Big Sur up to version 11.7.5, Apple iOS up to version 16.4, Apple iPadOS up to version 16.4, Apple watchOS up to version 9.4, and Apple tvOS up to version 16.4.

4

How was CVE-2023-23536 fixed?

CVE-2023-23536 was fixed with improved bounds checks in the following software versions: macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, tvOS 16.4, and watchOS 9.4.

5

What is the potential impact of CVE-2023-23536?

The potential impact of CVE-2023-23536 is that an app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

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