CVE-2023-42836: Race Condition

Published Oct 25, 2023
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Updated

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. An attacker may be able to access connected network volumes mounted in the home directory.

Other sources

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

— Apple

AppleEvents. This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

— Apple

Archive Utility. A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Assets. An issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files.

— Apple

Automation. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Credit

Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Eloi Benoist-Vanderbeken@@elvanderb(Synacktiv), CVE-2023-42893, CVE-2023-3618, CVE-2020-19185, CVE-2020-19186, CVE-2020-19187, CVE-2020-19188, CVE-2020-19189, CVE-2020-19190, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit(Offensive Security), (Offensive Security), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(OffSec), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat(Dawn Security Lab of JingDong), CVE-2023-5344, Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h, Yann GASCUEL(Alter Solutions), Jewel Lambert, Anthony Cruz Tyrant Corp@@App, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitSMM, Junsung Lee, an anonymous researcher, Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Noah Roskin-Frazee, Pr, Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), inooo, Grzegorz Riegel, Talal Haj Bakry(Mysk Inc), Tommy Mysk@@mysk_co(Mysk Inc), Bistrit Dahal, Mingxuan Yang@@PPPF00L(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), happybabywu(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Guang Gong(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), (360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Adis Alic, Sam Lakmaker, Kirin@@Pwnrin(SecuRing), (Computer Science), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, CVE-2023-42946, Ting Ding, James Mancz, Omar Shibli, Lorenzo Cavallaro, Harry Lewandowski, 이준성(Junsung Lee)(Cross Republic), 이준성(Junsung Lee), Pedro Ribeiro@@pedrib1337(Agile Information Security), Vitor Pedreira@@0xvhp_(Agile Information Security), Kacper Kwapisz@@KKKas_, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology Bhopal India), JZ, Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @social.lol@@biscuit, Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng@@peternguyen14(STAR Labs SG Pte), Adam M., Tomi Tokics@@tomitokics(iTomsn0w), CVE-2023-42823

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS<14.1
14.1
macOS<12.7.2
12.7.2
macOS Ventura<13.6.3
13.6.3
Apple iOS and iPadOS<17.1
17.1
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<17.1
17.1
iPadOS<17.1
iPhone OS<17.1
macOS>=12.0<12.7.2
macOS>=13.0<13.6.3
macOS=14.0

Event History

Oct 25, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Dec 11, 2023
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Feb 21, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:41 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:41 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-42836?

CVE-2023-42836 is considered to have a medium severity due to the potential for unauthorized access to connected network volumes.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-42836?

To fix CVE-2023-42836, upgrade your device to iOS 17.1, iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.1, or macOS Monterey 12.7.2.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2023-42836?

CVE-2023-42836 affects iOS versions prior to 17.1, iPadOS versions prior to 17.1, and various macOS versions prior to their respective fix releases.

4

Is there a workaround for CVE-2023-42836?

There is no specific workaround available for CVE-2023-42836; the recommended solution is to update the software.

5

Who fixed CVE-2023-42836?

CVE-2023-42836 was addressed by Apple in their recent update releases.

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