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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2023-38590)

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Severity

CVSS

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

Published

Jul 28, 2023

Added

Jul 28, 2023

Modified

Mar 27, 2026

Description

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Solutions

apple-osx-upgrade-11_7_9apple-osx-upgrade-12_6_8apple-osx-upgrade-13_5

References

CVE-2023-38590
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-38590
CWE-120
EUVD-EUVD-2023-42389
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-42389
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845

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