CVE-2023-29491: Race Condition

Published Apr 14, 2023
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Updated

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

Other sources

AMD. A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.

— Apple

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

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

— Apple

AppSandbox. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

— Apple

Assets. This issue was addressed with improved data protection.

— Apple

Credit

Jonathan Bar Or(Microsoft), Emanuele Cozzi(Microsoft), (Microsoft), Michael Pearse(Microsoft), pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Erhad Husovic, Sei K., CVE-2023-28319, CVE-2023-28320, CVE-2023-28321, CVE-2023-28322, Kirin@@Pwnrin(SecuRing), (SecuRing), Bool(YunShangHuaAn), found by OSS-Fuzz, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), 香农的三蹦子(Pangu Lab), an anonymous researcher, Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng@@peternguyen14(STAR Labs SG Pte), Certik Skyfall Team, Kaitao Xie(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Valentin Pashkov(Kaspersky), Mikhail Vinogradov(Kaspersky), Georgy Kucherin@@kucher1n(Kaspersky), Leonid Bezvershenko@@bzvr_(Kaspersky), (Kaspersky), Boris Larin@@oct0xor(Kaspersky), Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Noah Roskin-Frazee, Taavi Eomäe(Zone Media O), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), (Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2023-1916, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Sandipan Roy, James Duffy (mangoSecure), Michael Cowell, David Hoyt(Hoyt LLC), Wenchao Li(Hangzhou Orange Shield Information Technology Co), Xiaolong Bai(Hangzhou Orange Shield Information Technology Co), Ltd., CVE-2023-1801, Matthew Loewen, CVE-2023-2426, CVE-2023-2609, CVE-2023-2610, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Pr, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Yishu Wang, Adam M., Johan Carlsson (joaxcar), Narendra Bhati (twitter.com/imnarendrabhati)(Suma Soft Pvt), Pune - India, Hritvik Taneja, Jason Kim, Jie Jeff Xu, Stephan van Schaik, Daniel Genkin, Yuval Yarom, Pune - India(TU Wien), Valentino Dalla Valle(TU Wien), Pedro Bernardo(TU Wien), Marco Squarcina(TU Wien), (TU Wien), Lorenzo Veronese(TU Wien), Yuhao Hu, Jiming Wang, Jikai Ren, Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, Junsung Lee, Apple, 이준성(Junsung Lee)(Cross Republic), YeongHyeon Choi@@hyeon101010, ABC Research s.r.o.

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.7.9
11.7.9
Apple macOS Monterey<12.6.8
12.6.8
Apple macOS Ventura<13.5
13.5
GNU ncurses<6.4
IBM Security Verify Governance, Identity Manager software component<=ISVG 10.0.2
IBM Security Verify Governance, Identity Manager virtual appliance component<=ISVG 10.0.2

Remediation

Patch Available

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/19/10

Patch Available

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/13/4

Patch Available

http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=commit;h=eb51b1ea1f75a0ec17c9c5937cb28df1e8eeec56

Event History

Apr 14, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·01:15 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Apr 28, 2023
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·08:47 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jul 24, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-29491.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-29491?

The severity of CVE-2023-29491 is high (7.8).

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2023-29491?

The affected software includes macOS Ventura version up to 13.5, GNU ncurses version up to 6.4, macOS Big Sur version up to 11.7.9, and macOS Monterey version up to 12.6.8.

4

How can a local user exploit CVE-2023-29491?

A local user can exploit CVE-2023-29491 by using a setuid application and triggering security-relevant memory corruption through malformed data in a terminfo database file found in $HOME/.terminfo or reached via the TERMINFO or TERM environment variable.

5

How can I fix CVE-2023-29491?

To fix CVE-2023-29491, it is recommended to apply the necessary updates provided by the respective vendors or follow the instructions provided in their security advisories. For macOS, refer to the Apple support page for further guidance.

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