CVE-2023-40541: Buffer Overflow

Published Sep 26, 2023
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Updated

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

Other sources

AMD. A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AMD. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

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

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

— Apple

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

— Apple

Credit

Noah Roskin-Frazee (ZeroClicks.ai Lab), James Duffy (mangoSecure), Tomi Tokics@@tomitokics(iTomsn0w), Luan Herrera@@lbherrera_, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Adriatik Raci(Sentry Cybersecurity), Narendra Bhati (twitter.com/imnarendrabhati)(Suma Soft Pvt), Pune (India), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Ron Masas(BreakPoint), an anonymous researcher, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, James Hutchins, Thijs Alkemade@@xnyhps(Computest Sector 7), Andrew Haggard, Brian McNulty(Offensive Security), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)(Offensive Security), Joshua Jewett@@JoshJewett33(Offensive Security), (Offensive Security), Francisco Alonso@@revskills(PK Security), (PK Security), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(PK Security), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, 이준성(Junsung Lee)(Cross Republic), Jie Ding@@Lime(HKUS3 Lab), Dong Jun Kim@@smlijun(AbyssLab), Jong Seong Kim@@nevul37(AbyssLab), zhunki, 이준성(Junsung Lee), Bill Marczak(The Citizen Lab at The University of Toronto's Munk School), Maddie Stone(Google's Threat Analysis Group), Claire Houston, Anonymous, (AbyssLab), Wang Yu(Cyberserval), An anonymous researcher(MacEnhance), Jeremy Legendre(MacEnhance), Felix Kratz, Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h, Adam M.(SecuRing), (SecuRing), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Adam M.(BreakPoint Security Research), (BreakPoint Security Research), Ron Masas(BreakPoint Security Research), Meng Zhang (鲸落)(NorthSea), Brian McNulty(Texts), (Texts), Kishan Bagaria(Texts), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), baba yaga, weize she, Berke Kırbaş, Harsh Jaiswal, Serkan Erayabakan(George Mason University), David Kotval(George Mason University), Akincibor(George Mason University), Sina Ahmadi(George Mason University), Billy Tabrizi, Kirin@@Pwnrin(SecuRing), Certik Skyfall Team, Certik Skyfall Team(Ant Security Light), (Ant Security Light), pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas, 张师傅(@京东蓝军), Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Ferdous Saljooki@@malwarezoo(Jamf Software), Sei K., Murray Mike, Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks), Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi, Chris Ross (Zoom), zer0k, Adam M., Noah Roskin-Frazee, Professor Jason Lau (ZeroClicks.ai Lab), Yishu Wang, Will Brattain at Trail(Bits), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, JeongOhKyea(Theori), Kirin@@Pwnrin(NorthSea), Halle Winkler, Politepix@@hallewinkler, Noah Roskin-Frazee(Offensive Security), Pr(Offensive Security), Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic(Dataflow Security), Ron Masas(Imperva), Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu), w0wbox, ABC Research s.r.o., Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu)

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS<14
14
macOS<14.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple macOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14
  2. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 14
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Sonoma to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade OpenSSH to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 9.3p2

Event History

Sep 26, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
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 CVE-2023-40541?

CVE-2023-40541 is a vulnerability related to Shortcuts in macOS Sonoma version 14 and below, which has been resolved by adding an additional prompt for user consent.

2

How does CVE-2023-40541 affect macOS Sonoma?

CVE-2023-40541 affects macOS Sonoma version 14 and below by introducing a vulnerability in Shortcuts, which has been addressed by adding an extra user consent prompt.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2023-40541?

The severity of CVE-2023-40541 is not specified.

4

How can I fix CVE-2023-40541?

To fix CVE-2023-40541, make sure you have updated to macOS Sonoma version 14 or later, which includes the additional prompt for user consent.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-40541?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-40541 in the Apple security advisory at the following link: [Apple Security Advisory HT213940](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940)

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