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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2023-23514)

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Severity

CVSS

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

Published

Feb 14, 2023

Added

Feb 14, 2023

Modified

Mar 27, 2026

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, iOS 16.3.1 and iPadOS 16.3.1, macOS Ventura 13.2.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Solutions

apple-osx-upgrade-11_7_5apple-osx-upgrade-12_6_4apple-osx-upgrade-13_2_1apple-osx-upgrade-13_3

References

CVE-2023-23514
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-23514
CWE-416
EUVD-EUVD-2023-27614
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-27614
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213633
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213670
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213675
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213677

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