CVE-2023-41981: Buffer Overflow
Published Sep 18, 2023
·Updated
Accessibility. This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
Other sources
Airport. A permissions issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
— Apple
AMD. A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
— Apple
AMD. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
— Apple
App Store. The issue was addressed with improved handling of protocols.
— Apple
Apple Neural Engine. A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
— Apple
Credit
Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), Bill Marczak(The Citizen Lab at The University of Toronto's Munk School), Maddie Stone(Google's Threat Analysis Group), Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(PK Security), Adam M.(SecuRing), (SecuRing), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Certik Skyfall Team, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Kirin@@Pwnrin, James Hutchins, pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks), Chris Ross (Zoom), Liang Wei(PixiePoint Security), JeongOhKyea(Theori), 이준성(Junsung Lee)(Cross Republic), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), zer0k, Adam M., Noah Roskin-Frazee, Professor Jason Lau (ZeroClicks.ai Lab), Will Brattain at Trail(Bits), Kirin@@Pwnrin(NorthSea), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas, 张师傅(@京东蓝军), Sei K., Adam M.(BreakPoint Security Research), (BreakPoint Security Research), Ron Masas(BreakPoint Security Research), serkan Gurbuz, Adriatik Raci(Sentry Cybersecurity), Narendra Bhati (twitter.com/imnarendrabhati)(Suma Soft Pvt), Pune (India), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)(Offensive Security), Joshua Jewett@@JoshJewett33(Offensive Security), (Offensive Security), Francisco Alonso@@revskills(PK Security), (PK Security), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, Jie Ding@@Lime(HKUS3 Lab), Dong Jun Kim@@smlijun(AbyssLab), Jong Seong Kim@@nevul37(AbyssLab), zhunki, 이준성(Junsung Lee), Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic(Dataflow Security), w0wbox, Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi, Zhice Yang (ShanghaiTech University), Ron Masas(Imperva), Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu), Certik Skyfall Team(Ant Security Light), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), Félix Poulin-Bélanger, Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, weize she, an anonymous researcher, Berke Kırbaş, Harsh Jaiswal, Tomi Tokics@@tomitokics(iTomsn0w), Kenneth Chew, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology Bhopal), Brian McNulty(Offensive Security), Claire Houston, Anonymous, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Murray Mike, (Ant Security Light), Ferdous Saljooki@@malwarezoo(Jamf Software), Meng Zhang (鲸落)(NorthSea), Brian McNulty(Texts), (Texts), Kishan Bagaria(Texts), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), baba yaga, Serkan Erayabakan(George Mason University), David Kotval(George Mason University), Akincibor(George Mason University), Sina Ahmadi(George Mason University), Billy Tabrizi, Kirin@@Pwnrin(SecuRing), Luan Herrera@@lbherrera_, Noah Roskin-Frazee (ZeroClicks.ai Lab), James Duffy (mangoSecure), Ron Masas(BreakPoint), Thijs Alkemade@@xnyhps(Computest Sector 7), Andrew Haggard, (AbyssLab), An anonymous researcher(MacEnhance), Jeremy Legendre(MacEnhance), Felix Kratz, Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h, Noah Roskin-Frazee(Offensive Security), Pr(Offensive Security), Yishu Wang, Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, Halle Winkler, Politepix@@hallewinkler, ABC Research s.r.o.
Affected Software
13 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sonoma<14
14
Apple tvOS<17
17
Apple WatchOS<10
10
Apple macOS Ventura<13.6
13.6
Apple iOS<17
17
Apple iPadOS<17
17
Apple iOS<16.7
16.7
Apple iPadOS<16.7
16.7
Apple iPadOS<16.7
Apple iPhone OS<16.7
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.6
Apple tvOS<17.0
Apple WatchOS<10.0
Event History
Sep 18, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Sep 21, 2023
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Sep 26, 2023
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:14 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:14 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Sep 27, 2023
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:19 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Parent advisories
This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.
Peer vulnerabilities
Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2023-40384
- CVE-2023-32377
- CVE-2023-38615
- CVE-2023-40448
- CVE-2023-40432
- CVE-2023-42871
- CVE-2023-40399
- CVE-2023-40410
- CVE-2023-42872
- CVE-2023-42929
- CVE-2023-42925
- CVE-2023-38612
- CVE-2023-32361
- CVE-2023-35984
- CVE-2023-40402
- CVE-2023-40426
- CVE-2023-42876
- CVE-2023-41065
- CVE-2023-29497
- CVE-2023-38596
- CVE-2023-42943
- CVE-2023-40406
- CVE-2023-40420
- CVE-2023-40528
- CVE-2023-40438
- CVE-2023-41994
- CVE-2023-40407
- CVE-2023-32396
- CVE-2023-42933
- CVE-2023-41980
- CVE-2023-40411
- CVE-2023-40395
- CVE-2023-40391
- CVE-2023-40441
- CVE-2023-42959
- CVE-2023-23495
- CVE-2023-40434
- CVE-2023-38586
- CVE-2023-40436
- CVE-2023-40396
- CVE-2023-41995
- CVE-2023-42870
- CVE-2023-41981
- CVE-2023-41984
- CVE-2023-40429
- CVE-2023-41060
- CVE-2023-41067
- CVE-2023-40400
- CVE-2023-40454
- CVE-2023-41073
- CVE-2023-40403
- CVE-2023-40427
- CVE-2023-42957
- CVE-2023-32421
- CVE-2023-42826
- CVE-2023-42918
- CVE-2023-41986
- CVE-2023-40455
- CVE-2023-40386
- CVE-2023-38408
- CVE-2023-40401
- CVE-2023-40393
- CVE-2023-42949
- CVE-2023-42934
- CVE-2023-37448
- CVE-2023-38607
- CVE-2023-41987
- CVE-2023-41063
- CVE-2023-40422
- CVE-2023-39233
- CVE-2023-40388
- CVE-2023-35990
- CVE-2023-40417
- CVE-2023-40452
- CVE-2023-40430
- CVE-2023-41996
- CVE-2023-41078
- CVE-2023-41070
- CVE-2023-40541
- CVE-2023-41079
- CVE-2023-40443
- CVE-2023-41968
- CVE-2023-40450
- CVE-2023-42948
- CVE-2023-40424
- CVE-2023-39434
- CVE-2023-40414
- CVE-2023-41074
- CVE-2023-35074
- CVE-2023-41993
- CVE-2023-32359
- CVE-2023-40385
- CVE-2023-42833
- CVE-2023-38610
- CVE-2023-41066
- CVE-2023-41979
- CVE-2023-41174
- CVE-2023-40409
- CVE-2023-40412
- CVE-2023-41071
- CVE-2023-41068
- CVE-2023-40456
- CVE-2023-40520
- CVE-2023-40419
- CVE-2023-40418
- CVE-2023-41232
- CVE-2023-41992
- CVE-2023-41991
- CVE-2023-40529
- CVE-2023-41069
- CVE-2023-40431
- CVE-2023-41974
- CVE-2023-40428
- CVE-2023-42969
- CVE-2023-42961
- CVE-2023-42875
- CVE-2023-42970
- CVE-2023-42977
- CVE-2023-42973
- CVE-2023-38614
- CVE-2023-41077
- CVE-2023-42981
- CVE-2023-42982
- CVE-2023-42983
- CVE-2023-40425
- CVE-2023-41076
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is CVE-2023-41981?
CVE-2023-41981 is a vulnerability in the Kernel that has been addressed with improved memory handling.
2
Which software products are affected by CVE-2023-41981?
CVE-2023-41981 affects Apple's tvOS (up to version 17), iOS (up to version 17), iPadOS (up to version 17), watchOS (up to version 10), and macOS Sonoma (up to version 14).
3
How was CVE-2023-41981 resolved?
CVE-2023-41981 was resolved with improved memory handling.
4
What is the severity of CVE-2023-41981?
The severity of CVE-2023-41981 is not specified in the provided information.
5
Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-41981?
You can find more information about CVE-2023-41981 on the Apple support website: [link](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937).