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OS X update for Assets (CVE-2023-42896)

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N)

Published

Mar 25, 2024

Added

Mar 25, 2024

Modified

Mar 27, 2026

Description

An issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Solutions

apple-osx-upgrade-12_7_2apple-osx-upgrade-13_6_3apple-osx-upgrade-14_2

References

CVE-2023-42896
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-42896
CWE-862
EUVD-EUVD-2023-47317
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-47317
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038

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