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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2023-32398)

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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2023-32398)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/19/2023
Created
05/19/2023
Added
05/19/2023
Modified
12/11/2023

Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-11_7_7
  • apple-osx-upgrade-12_6_6
  • apple-osx-upgrade-13_4

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