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CVE-2023-41979: Race Condition

First published: Tue Sep 26 2023(Updated: )

A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Credit: product-security@apple.com Koh M. Nakagawa @tsunek0h Cristian Dinca Computer ScienceRomania JeongOhKyea Theori이준성(Junsung Lee) Cross RepublicKirin @Pwnrin NorthSeaWojciech Regula SecuRingHalle Winkler Politepix @hallewinkler Sei K. Mickey Jin @patch1t Noah Roskin-Frazee Professor Jason Lau (ZeroClicks.ai Lab) Noah Roskin-Frazee Offensive SecurityPr Offensive Security Offensive SecurityCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityAntonio Zekic @antoniozekic Dataflow SecurityRon Masas ImpervaMurray Mike Mikko Kenttälä ) @Turmio_ SensorFuYiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Certik Skyfall Team Certik Skyfall Team Ant Security Light Ant Security Lightpattern-f @pattern_F_ Ant Security LightZweig Kunlun LabLinus Henze Pinauten GmbHPan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 STAR Labs SG PteMichael (Biscuit) Thomas 张师傅(@京东蓝军) Joseph Ravichandran @0xjprx MIT CSAILFerdous Saljooki @malwarezoo Jamf Softwarean anonymous researcher Zhipeng Huo @R3dF09 Tencent Security Xuanwu LabDohyun Lee @l33d0hyun PK SecurityAdam M. SecuRing SecuRingAdam M. BreakPoint Security Research BreakPoint Security ResearchRon Masas BreakPoint Security ResearchMeng Zhang (鲸落) NorthSeaBrian McNulty Texts TextsKishan Bagaria TextsMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeGergely Kalman @gergely_kalman Kirin @Pwnrin baba yaga weize she Berke Kırbaş Harsh Jaiswal Serkan Erayabakan George Mason UniversityDavid Kotval George Mason UniversityAkincibor George Mason UniversitySina Ahmadi George Mason UniversityBilly Tabrizi Kirin @Pwnrin SecuRingTomi Tokics @tomitokics iTomsn0wLuan Herrera @lbherrera_ Adriatik Raci Sentry CybersecurityNarendra Bhati (twitter.com/imnarendrabhati) Suma Soft PvtPune (India) Noah Roskin-Frazee (ZeroClicks.ai Lab) James Duffy (mangoSecure) Ron Masas BreakPointJames Hutchins Thijs Alkemade @xnyhps Computest Sector 7Andrew Haggard Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Offensive SecurityJoshua Jewett @JoshJewett33 Offensive SecurityFrancisco Alonso @revskills PK Security PK SecurityFrancisco Alonso @revskills Jie Ding @Lime HKUS3 LabAjou University Abysslab Dong Jun Kim @smlijun Jong Seong Kim @nevul37 Bill Marczak The Citizen Lab at The University of Toronto's Munk SchoolMaddie Stone Google's Threat Analysis GroupClaire Houston Anonymous Dong Jun Kim @smlijun AbyssLab AbyssLabJong Seong Kim @nevul37 AbyssLabWang Yu CyberservalAn anonymous researcher MacEnhanceJeremy Legendre MacEnhanceFelix Kratz Adam M. Yishu Wang Will Brattain at Trail Bitszer0k Mohamed GHANNAM @_simo36 Tim Michaud @TimGMichaud MoveworksWojciech Reguła @_r3ggi Chris Ross (Zoom) ABC Research s.r.o. w0wbox

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<14
14
macOS<14.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

    The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2023-41979.

  • What is the title of this vulnerability?

    The title of this vulnerability is 'XProtectFramework. A race condition was addressed with improved locking.'

  • What software is affected by this vulnerability?

    The software affected by this vulnerability is macOS Sonoma version 14.

  • What is the severity level of this vulnerability?

    The severity level of this vulnerability has not been specified.

  • How can I fix this vulnerability?

    To fix this vulnerability, it is recommended to update to the latest version of macOS Sonoma.

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