high
7.8
CWE
416 20 190 119
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2023-23536: Use After Free

First published: Mon Mar 27 2023(Updated: )

Accessibility. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

Credit: Félix Poulin-Bélanger David Pan Ogea Mickey Jin @patch1t Brandon Dalton @partyD0lphin Red CanaryCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityRıza Sabuncu @rizasabuncu JeongOhKyea Tingting Yin Tsinghua UniversityAleksandar Nikolic Cisco Talosan anonymous researcher Ye Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu Securityryuzaki Murray Mike Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Xinru Chi Pangu LabNed Williamson Google Project ZeroPan ZhenPeng STAR Labs SG PteZweig Kunlun LabJoshua Jones Zhuowei Zhang Adam M. Guilherme Rambo Best Buddy AppsCVE-2023-0433 CVE-2023-0512 Antonio Zekic @antoniozekic John Aakerblom @jaakerblom sqrtpwn Mickey Jin @patch1t FFRI Security IncKoh M. Nakagawa FFRI Security Inc Offensive SecurityYiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Jubaer Alnazi Jabin TRS Group Of CompaniesWenchao Li Alibaba GroupXiaolong Bai Alibaba GroupMohamed GHANNAM @_simo36 Xin Huang @11iaxH CVE-2023-0049 CVE-2023-0051 CVE-2023-0054 CVE-2023-0288 Gertjan Franken imecKU Leuven hazbinhotel Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeGeorgy Kucherin @kucher1n KasperskyLeonid Bezvershenko @bzvr_ KasperskyBoris Larin @oct0xor Kaspersky KasperskyValentin Pashkov KasperskyAnonymous Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeDohyun Lee @l33d0hyun SSD Labscrixer @pwning_me SSD LabsJubaer Alnazi TRS Group of Companiesjzhu Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMeysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM Mbition MercedesPan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 STAR Labs SG PteAdam Doupé ASU SEFCOMan anonymous researcher Red CanaryMilan Tenk F FArthur Valiev FdevelopStorm Khiem Tran Masahiro Kawada @kawakatz GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae Alibaba GroupABC Research s.r.o. Mohamed Ghannam @_simo36 Chan Shue Long Offensive SecurityJunoh Lee at Theori CVE-2022-43551 CVE-2022-43552 Mikko Kenttälä ) @Turmio_ SensorFu product-security@apple.com Zechao Cai @Zech4o Zhejiang UniversityAbhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology BhopalAnton Spivak Hyeon Park @tree_segment Team ApplePIEMohamed GHANNAM Itay Iellin General Motors Product Cyber SecurityJianjun Dai 360 Vulnerability Research InstituteGuang Gong 360 Vulnerability Research Institute

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS Monterey<12.6.4
12.6.4
Apple macOS<11.7.5
11.7.5
Apple macOS<13.3
13.3
tvOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.7.4
15.7.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.7.4
15.7.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<9.4
9.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.7.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS>=16.0<16.4
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS<15.7.4
Apple iOS and macOS<13.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID?

    The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-23536.

  • What is the severity rating of CVE-2023-23536?

    The severity rating of CVE-2023-23536 is 7.8 (High).

  • What software versions are affected by CVE-2023-23536?

    The affected software versions are Apple iOS up to version 15.7.4, Apple iPadOS up to version 15.7.4, Apple macOS Ventura up to version 13.3, Apple watchOS up to version 15.7.4, Apple macOS Big Sur up to version 11.7.5, Apple iOS up to version 16.4, Apple iPadOS up to version 16.4, Apple watchOS up to version 9.4, and Apple tvOS up to version 16.4.

  • How was CVE-2023-23536 fixed?

    CVE-2023-23536 was fixed with improved bounds checks in the following software versions: macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, tvOS 16.4, and watchOS 9.4.

  • What is the potential impact of CVE-2023-23536?

    The potential impact of CVE-2023-23536 is that an app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

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