high
7.8
CWE
416 119 20 362
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2023-41995: Use After Free

First published: Mon Jul 24 2023(Updated: )

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Credit: an anonymous researcher Zweig Kunlun LabKaitao Xie Alibaba GroupXiaolong Bai Alibaba GroupCertik Skyfall Team Ant Security Lightpattern-f @pattern_F_ Ant Security LightMohamed GHANNAM @_simo36 product-security@apple.com Félix Poulin-Bélanger Ant Security LightCristian 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 Linus 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 SoftwareZhipeng 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 Koh M. Nakagawa @tsunek0h Adam M. Yishu Wang Will Brattain at Trail Bitszer0k Tim Michaud @TimGMichaud MoveworksWojciech Reguła @_r3ggi Chris Ross (Zoom) ABC Research s.r.o. w0wbox

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<14
14
Apple iOS<16.6
16.6
iPadOS<16.6
16.6
Apple iOS<17
17
iPadOS<17
17
iPadOS<16.6
Apple iPhone OS<16.6
Apple macOS<14.0
iPadOS<17.0
Apple iPhone OS<17.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2023-41995?

    CVE-2023-41995 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Kernel that has been addressed with improved memory management.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-41995?

    The severity of CVE-2023-41995 is not mentioned.

  • Which software products are affected by CVE-2023-41995?

    CVE-2023-41995 affects Apple iOS (up to version 17), Apple iPadOS (up to version 17), and Apple macOS Sonoma (up to version 14).

  • How can I fix CVE-2023-41995?

    To fix CVE-2023-41995, update your Apple device to the latest version of the affected software, as mentioned in the Apple support documents: [link1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940) and [link2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938).

  • What is CWE-416?

    CWE-416 is a use-after-free vulnerability that occurs when an object is accessed after it has been freed from memory.

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