CVE-2023-40412: High severity Apple tvOS vulnerability

Published Sep 18, 2023
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Updated

Accessibility. This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

Other sources

Airport. A permissions issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

— Apple

App Store. The issue was addressed with improved handling of protocols.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Credit

Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), zer0k, Adam M., Noah Roskin-Frazee, Professor Jason Lau (ZeroClicks.ai Lab), Will Brattain at Trail(Bits), 이준성(Junsung Lee)(Cross Republic), Kirin@@Pwnrin(NorthSea), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic(Dataflow Security), Certik Skyfall Team, Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas, 张师傅(@京东蓝军), Sei K., Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(PK Security), Adam M.(SecuRing), (SecuRing), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Kirin@@Pwnrin, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), James Hutchins, Jie Ding@@Lime(HKUS3 Lab), Dong Jun Kim@@smlijun(AbyssLab), Jong Seong Kim@@nevul37(AbyssLab), zhunki, 이준성(Junsung Lee), Francisco Alonso@@revskills(PK Security), (PK Security), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, w0wbox, Adam M.(BreakPoint Security Research), (BreakPoint Security Research), Ron Masas(BreakPoint Security Research), serkan Gurbuz, Adriatik Raci(Sentry Cybersecurity), Narendra Bhati (twitter.com/imnarendrabhati)(Suma Soft Pvt), Pune (India), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)(Offensive Security), Joshua Jewett@@JoshJewett33(Offensive Security), (Offensive Security), pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Chris Ross (Zoom), Liang Wei(PixiePoint Security), JeongOhKyea(Theori), Bill Marczak(The Citizen Lab at The University of Toronto's Munk School), Maddie Stone(Google's Threat Analysis Group), Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology Bhopal), Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi, Zhice Yang (ShanghaiTech University), Ron Masas(Imperva), Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu), Certik Skyfall Team(Ant Security Light), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), Félix Poulin-Bélanger, Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, weize she, an anonymous researcher, Berke Kırbaş, Harsh Jaiswal, Tomi Tokics@@tomitokics(iTomsn0w), Kenneth Chew, Brian McNulty(Offensive Security), Claire Houston, Anonymous, Wang Yu(Cyberserval)

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
Apple tvOS<17
17
Apple WatchOS<10
10
Apple macOS Monterey<12.7
12.7
Apple macOS Ventura<13.6
13.6
Apple iOS<17
17
Apple iPadOS<17
17
Apple iPadOS<17.0
Apple iPhone OS<17.0
Apple macOS>=12.0.0<12.7
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.6
Apple tvOS<17.0
Apple WatchOS<10.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade tvOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 10
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.7
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Ventura to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.6
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS and iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 10
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.6
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.7
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Monterey to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.7
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade watchOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 10
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade iOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17

Event History

Sep 18, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Sep 26, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:14 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:14 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Sep 27, 2023
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:19 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-40412.

2

What is the title of the vulnerability?

The title of the vulnerability is 'Apple Neural Engine. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.'

3

Which software versions are affected by this vulnerability?

This vulnerability affects Apple tvOS up to version 17, Apple iOS up to version 17, Apple iPadOS up to version 17, and Apple watchOS up to version 10.

4

How was the vulnerability addressed?

The vulnerability was addressed with improved memory handling.

5

Are there any references or resources for more information?

Yes, you can find more information about this vulnerability on the following Apple support pages: [link1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937), [link2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936), [link3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938).

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