Apple tvOS up to 16.5 Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 16.5. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-32441. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 16.5 (Digital Media Player). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 07/24/2023 by Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng as HT213846 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-32441. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

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

Upgrading to version 16.6 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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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 16.6

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05/08/2023 🔍
07/24/2023 +77 days 🔍
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07/25/2023 +1 days 🔍
08/17/2023 +22 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213846
Researcher: Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32441 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32441
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-235331

Entryinfo

Created: 07/25/2023 11:59
Updated: 08/17/2023 01:37
Changes: 07/25/2023 11:59 (19), 07/25/2023 12:03 (27), 08/17/2023 01:37 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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