CVE-2023-32413: Race Condition

Published May 18, 2023
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Updated

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Other sources

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

— Apple

Accessibility. This issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Accounts. A permissions issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

— Apple

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

— Apple

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

— Apple

Credit

Eloi Benoist-Vanderbeken@@elvanderb(Synacktiv), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Sergii Kryvoblotskyi(MacPaw Inc), Adam M., Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitSMM(Mbition Mercedes), Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitsmm(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), CertiK SkyFall Team(Pinauten GmbH), 08Tc3wBB(Jamf), Adam Doupé(ASU SEFCOM), Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Thijs Alkemade(Computest Sector 7), Julian Szulc, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit(FFRI Security Inc), Koh M. Nakagawa(FFRI Security Inc), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Offensive Security), Jeff Johnson (underpassapp.com)(Offensive Security), (Offensive Security), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Kirin@@Pwnrin, Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), an anonymous researcher, Khiem Tran, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman(SecuRing), (SecuRing), Wojciech Reguła(SecuRing), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Satish Panduranga, Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Ignacio Sanmillan@@ulexec, Clément Lecigne(Google's Threat Analysis Group), Donncha Ó Cearbhaill(Amnesty International), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), OSS-Fuzz(Google Project Zero), (Google Project Zero), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), Jonathan Fritz, Jiwon Park, James Duffy (mangoSecure), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Amat Cama(Vigilant Labs), Zitong Wu (吴梓桐)(Zhuhai No), Jonathan Bar Or(Microsoft), Anurag Bohra(Microsoft), (Microsoft), Michael Pearse(Microsoft), Thijs Alkemade@@xnyhps(Computest Sector 7), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Holger Fuhrmannek(Deutsche Telekom Security GmbH on behalf of BSI), CVE-2023-22809, Dimitrios Tatsis(Cisco Talos), hou xuewei vmk msu@@p1ay8y3ar, Gerhard Muth, ABC Research s.r.o.

Affected Software

18 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.7.7
11.7.7
Apple tvOS<16.5
16.5
Apple WatchOS<9.5
9.5
Apple macOS Monterey<12.6.6
12.6.6
Apple macOS Ventura<13.4
13.4
Apple iOS<16.5
16.5
Apple iPadOS<16.5
16.5
Apple iOS<15.7.6
15.7.6
Apple iPadOS<15.7.6
15.7.6
Apple iPadOS<15.7.6
Apple iPadOS>=16.0<16.5
Apple iPhone OS<15.7.6
Apple iPhone OS>=16.0<16.5
Apple macOS>=11.0<11.7.7
Apple macOS>=12.0<12.6.6
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.4
Apple tvOS<16.5
Apple WatchOS<9.5

Event History

May 18, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Jun 23, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

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 severity of CVE-2023-32413?

The severity of CVE-2023-32413 is high, with a severity value of 7.

2

Which Apple products are affected by CVE-2023-32413?

CVE-2023-32413 affects macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and watchOS.

3

How can an app gain root privileges with CVE-2023-32413?

An app may be able to gain root privileges with CVE-2023-32413.

4

How can I fix CVE-2023-32413 on macOS Big Sur?

To fix CVE-2023-32413 on macOS Big Sur, update to version 11.7.7.

5

How can I fix CVE-2023-32413 on iOS?

To fix CVE-2023-32413 on iOS, update to version 15.7.6.

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