Apple macOS up to 13.4.1 Apple Neural Engine memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.4.1 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Apple Neural Engine. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-38580. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.4.1 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Apple Neural Engine. 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 presented 07/24/2023 by Mohamed GHANNAM as HT213843 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-38580. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/18/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

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

Upgrading to version 13.5 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: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.5

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07/20/2023 🔍
07/24/2023 +4 days 🔍
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07/25/2023 +1 days 🔍
08/18/2023 +24 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213843
Researcher: Mohamed GHANNAM
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-38580 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38580
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-235343
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/25/2023 12:14
Updated: 08/18/2023 07:30
Changes: 07/25/2023 12:14 (12), 07/25/2023 12:15 (7), 07/25/2023 12:18 (28), 08/18/2023 07:25 (2), 08/18/2023 07:30 (10)
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