high
8.6
CWE
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Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2023-42838: Race Condition

First published: Wed Oct 25 2023(Updated: )

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

Credit: Yiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Offensive SecurityCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive Security product-security@apple.com Offensive SecurityPan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 STAR Labs SG PteEloi Benoist-Vanderbeken @elvanderb SynacktivCVE-2023-42893 CVE-2023-3618 CVE-2020-19185 CVE-2020-19186 CVE-2020-19187 CVE-2020-19188 CVE-2020-19189 CVE-2020-19190 Yiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit OffSecArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Dawn Security Lab of JingDongCVE-2023-5344 Koh M. Nakagawa @tsunek0h Yann GASCUEL Alter SolutionsJewel Lambert Anthony Cruz Tyrant Corp @App Wojciech Regula SecuRingMeysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM Junsung Lee an anonymous researcher Zhipeng Huo @R3dF09 Tencent Security Xuanwu LabMickey Jin @patch1t Kirin @Pwnrin Noah Roskin-Frazee Pr

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<14.1
14.1
macOS<12.7.2
12.7.2
macOS Ventura<13.6.3
13.6.3
macOS>=12.0<12.7.2
macOS>=13.0<13.6.3
macOS=14.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-42838?

    CVE-2023-42838 is classified as a significant security issue due to its potential for arbitrary code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2023-42838?

    To fix CVE-2023-42838, update your macOS to version 12.7.2, 13.6.3, or 14.1, depending on which version you are using.

  • Which macOS versions are affected by CVE-2023-42838?

    CVE-2023-42838 affects macOS versions from 12.0 up to 12.7.2, 13.0 up to 13.6.3, and specifically version 14.0.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2023-42838?

    CVE-2023-42838 is an access control vulnerability that allows applications to potentially execute arbitrary code outside of their designated sandbox.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2023-42838?

    There are no official workarounds for CVE-2023-42838; the only mitigation is to update to the fixed versions of macOS.

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