VULNERABILITY

OS X update for libxpc (CVE-2023-42942)

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OS X update for libxpc (CVE-2023-42942)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/19/2024
Created
02/20/2024
Added
02/19/2024
Modified
01/28/2025

Description

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-13_6_1
  • apple-osx-upgrade-14_1

References

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