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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2023-27969)

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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2023-27969)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/12/2023
Created
05/05/2023
Added
04/12/2023
Modified
10/31/2024

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-13_3

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