CVE-2023-35983: Race Condition

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2023-35983?

The severity of CVE-2023-35983 is medium, with a severity value of 5.5.

Q: How was CVE-2023-35983 addressed?

CVE-2023-35983 was addressed with improved data protection in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5, and macOS Big Sur 11.7.9.

Q: Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2023-35983?

Versions of macOS up to 11.7.9 (macOS Big Sur), 12.6.8 (macOS Monterey), and 13.5 (macOS Ventura) are affected by CVE-2023-35983.

Q: Can an app modify protected parts of the file system in macOS?

Yes, an app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system in macOS due to CVE-2023-35983.

Q: Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-35983?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-35983 in the following references: - [Apple Support - HT213845](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845) - [Apple Support - HT213843](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843) - [Apple Support - HT213844](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844)

Published Jul 24, 2023

Updated

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

Credit

Mickey Jin@@patch1t, pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, 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, Jonathan Bar Or(Microsoft), Emanuele Cozzi(Microsoft), (Microsoft), Michael Pearse(Microsoft), 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

macOS<12.6.8

12.6.8

macOS Ventura<13.5

13.5

macOS>=11.0<11.7.9

macOS>=12.0.0<12.6.8

macOS>=13.0<13.5

Event History

Jul 24, 2023

Data Sourced

via Apple·12:00 AM

DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software

Updated

via Apple·12:00 AM

DescriptionWeakness

Jul 26, 2023

CVE Published

via MITRE·11:52 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·11:52 PM

DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-35983?

The severity of CVE-2023-35983 is medium, with a severity value of 5.5.

How was CVE-2023-35983 addressed?

CVE-2023-35983 was addressed with improved data protection in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5, and macOS Big Sur 11.7.9.

Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2023-35983?

Versions of macOS up to 11.7.9 (macOS Big Sur), 12.6.8 (macOS Monterey), and 13.5 (macOS Ventura) are affected by CVE-2023-35983.

Can an app modify protected parts of the file system in macOS?