Apple watchOS up to 9.5.2 Apple Neural Engine memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple watchOS up to 9.5.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Apple Neural Engine. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-38580. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 9.5.2 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Apple Neural Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 07/24/2023 by Mohamed GHANNAM as HT213848 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-38580. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Upgrading to version 9.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 9.6

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07/20/2023 🔍
07/24/2023 +4 days 🔍
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07/25/2023 +1 days 🔍
08/16/2023 +22 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213848
Researcher: Mohamed GHANNAM
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-38580 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38580
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-235312

Entryinfo

Created: 07/25/2023 11:33
Updated: 08/16/2023 19:52
Changes: 07/25/2023 11:33 (6), 07/25/2023 11:34 (12), 07/25/2023 11:37 (28), 08/16/2023 19:45 (2), 08/16/2023 19:52 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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