CVE-2023-42896
First published: Mon Dec 11 2023(Updated: )
An issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
Credit: Mickey Jin @patch1t Mickey Jin @patch1t Mickey Jin @patch1t Mickey Jin @patch1t Mickey Jin @patch1t product-security@apple.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Apple macOS Monterey | <12.7.2 | 12.7.2 |
| Apple macOS Ventura | <13.6.3 | 13.6.3 |
| Apple macOS Sonoma | <14.2 | 14.2 |
| Apple iOS | <17.2 | 17.2 |
| Apple iPadOS | <17.2 | 17.2 |
| Apple iOS | <16.7.3 | 16.7.3 |
| Apple iPadOS | <16.7.3 | 16.7.3 |
| Apple iPadOS | <16.7.3 | |
| Apple iPadOS | >=17.0<17.2 | |
| Apple iPhone OS | <16.7.3 | |
| Apple iPhone OS | >=17.0<17.2 | |
| Apple macOS | >=12.0<12.7.2 | |
| Apple macOS | >=13.0<13.6.3 | |
| Apple macOS | >=14.0<14.2 |
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Reference Links
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035 (Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214034 (Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038 (Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037 (Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036 (Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214035
Peer vulnerabilities
(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
- CVE-2023-42937
- CVE-2023-42919
- CVE-2023-42896
- CVE-2023-42884
- CVE-2023-45866
- CVE-2023-42941
- CVE-2023-42962
- CVE-2023-42922
- CVE-2023-42898
- CVE-2023-42899
- CVE-2023-42888
- CVE-2023-42974
- CVE-2023-42914
- CVE-2023-42893
- CVE-2023-42923
- CVE-2023-42936
- CVE-2023-42897
- CVE-2023-42947
- CVE-2023-42890
- CVE-2023-42883
- CVE-2023-42950
- CVE-2023-42956
- CVE-2023-42917
- CVE-2023-42916
- CVE-2023-42874
- CVE-2023-42894
- CVE-2023-42901
- CVE-2023-42902
- CVE-2023-42912
- CVE-2023-42903
- CVE-2023-42904
- CVE-2023-42905
- CVE-2023-42906
- CVE-2023-42907
- CVE-2023-42908
- CVE-2023-42909
- CVE-2023-42910
- CVE-2023-42911
- CVE-2023-42926
- CVE-2023-42882
- CVE-2023-42881
- CVE-2023-42924
- CVE-2023-42900
- CVE-2023-42886
- CVE-2023-38545
- CVE-2023-38039
- CVE-2023-38546
- CVE-2023-42931
- CVE-2023-42892
- CVE-2023-42891
- CVE-2023-3618
- CVE-2020-19185
- CVE-2020-19186
- CVE-2020-19187
- CVE-2020-19188
- CVE-2020-19189
- CVE-2020-19190
- CVE-2023-42887
- CVE-2023-40390
- CVE-2023-42842
- CVE-2023-42930
- CVE-2023-42913
- CVE-2023-42932
- CVE-2023-40389
- CVE-2023-5344
- CVE-2023-41989
- CVE-2023-42834
- CVE-2023-42838
- CVE-2023-42836
- CVE-2023-42952
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/references
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/type
- agent/description
- collector/apple-support
- source/Apple
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/author
- agent/event
- collector/nvd-api
- source/NVD
- agent/severity
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/tags
- vendor/apple
- canonical/apple ios
- canonical/apple ipados
- version/apple ipados/17.0
- canonical/apple iphone os
- version/apple iphone os/17.0
- canonical/apple macos
- version/apple macos/12.0
- version/apple macos/13.0
- version/apple macos/14.0
- canonical/apple macos sonoma
- canonical/apple macos monterey
- canonical/apple macos ventura