CVE-2023-27969: Use After Free

Published Mar 27, 2023
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Updated

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Other sources

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, watchOS 9.4, tvOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

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

— Apple

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

Credit

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

Affected Software

16 affected componentsFixes available
Apple tvOS<16.4
16.4
Apple WatchOS<9.4
9.4
Apple macOS Ventura<13.3
13.3
Apple Ipad Os<15.7.4
Apple Ipad Os>=16.0<16.4
Apple iPhone OS<15.7.4
Apple iPhone OS>=16.0<16.4
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.3
Apple tvOS<16.4
Apple WatchOS<9.4
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

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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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2023-27969?

CVE-2023-27969 is a use after free vulnerability in the kernel of Apple devices.

2

How severe is CVE-2023-27969?

CVE-2023-27969 has a severity rating of 7.8 out of 10, which is considered high.

3

Which devices are affected by CVE-2023-27969?

Devices running watchOS up to version 9.4, tvOS up to version 16.4, iOS up to version 15.7.4, iPadOS up to version 15.7.4, iOS up to version 16.4, and iPadOS up to version 16.4 are affected by CVE-2023-27969.

4

How can I fix CVE-2023-27969?

To fix CVE-2023-27969, update your device to the latest version of watchOS, tvOS, iOS, or iPadOS available.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-27969?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-27969 on the Apple support website.

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