CVE-2023-41995: Use After Free

Published Jul 24, 2023
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Updated

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel 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 redaction of sensitive information.

— Apple

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

— Apple

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

Credit

Certik Skyfall Team(Ant Security Light), (Ant Security Light), pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), an anonymous researcher, Kaitao Xie(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Félix Poulin-Bélanger, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Chris Ross (Zoom), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Liang Wei(PixiePoint Security), zer0k, Adam M., Noah Roskin-Frazee, Professor Jason Lau (ZeroClicks.ai Lab), Will Brattain at Trail(Bits), 이준성(Junsung Lee)(Cross Republic), Kirin@@Pwnrin(NorthSea), Zhice Yang (ShanghaiTech University), Certik Skyfall Team, Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic(Dataflow Security), Ron Masas(Imperva), Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu), Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas, 张师傅(@京东蓝军), Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Sei K., Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(PK Security), Adam M.(SecuRing), (SecuRing), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Adam M.(BreakPoint Security Research), (BreakPoint Security Research), Ron Masas(BreakPoint Security Research), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, weize she, Berke Kırbaş, Harsh Jaiswal, Tomi Tokics@@tomitokics(iTomsn0w), Adriatik Raci(Sentry Cybersecurity), Narendra Bhati (twitter.com/imnarendrabhati)(Suma Soft Pvt), Pune (India), Kenneth Chew, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology Bhopal), James Hutchins, Brian McNulty(Offensive Security), 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), Claire Houston, Anonymous, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), w0wbox, Noah Roskin-Frazee(Offensive Security), Pr(Offensive Security), Murray Mike, 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, Bill Marczak(The Citizen Lab at The University of Toronto's Munk School), Maddie Stone(Google's Threat Analysis Group), (AbyssLab), An anonymous researcher(MacEnhance), Jeremy Legendre(MacEnhance), Felix Kratz, Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h, Yishu Wang, Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, JeongOhKyea(Theori), Halle Winkler, Politepix@@hallewinkler, ABC Research s.r.o., Nick Brook, found by OSS-Fuzz, 香农的三蹦子(Pangu Lab), Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng@@peternguyen14(STAR Labs SG Pte), Valentin Pashkov(Kaspersky), Mikhail Vinogradov(Kaspersky), Georgy Kucherin@@kucher1n(Kaspersky), Leonid Bezvershenko@@bzvr_(Kaspersky), (Kaspersky), Boris Larin@@oct0xor(Kaspersky), Thijs Alkemade(Computest Sector 7), Johan Carlsson (joaxcar), 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), Pune - India, Yuhao Hu, Jiming Wang, Jikai Ren, Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Junsung Lee, Apple, YeongHyeon Choi@@hyeon101010

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS<14
14
Apple iOS and iPadOS<16.6
16.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<16.6
16.6
Apple iOS and iPadOS<17
17
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<17
17
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<16.6
iPhone OS<16.6
macOS<14.0
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<17.0
iPhone OS<17.0

Event History

Jul 24, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Sep 18, 2023
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Sep 26, 2023
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected 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
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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 CVE-2023-41995?

CVE-2023-41995 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Kernel that has been addressed with improved memory management.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-41995?

The severity of CVE-2023-41995 is not mentioned.

3

Which software products are affected by CVE-2023-41995?

CVE-2023-41995 affects Apple iOS (up to version 17), Apple iPadOS (up to version 17), and Apple macOS Sonoma (up to version 14).

4

How can I fix CVE-2023-41995?

To fix CVE-2023-41995, update your Apple device to the latest version of the affected software, as mentioned in the Apple support documents: [link1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940) and [link2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938).

5

What is CWE-416?

CWE-416 is a use-after-free vulnerability that occurs when an object is accessed after it has been freed from memory.

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