Apple macOS 13 Kernel Memory memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple macOS 13. This impacts an unknown function of the component Kernel Memory Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-40436. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS 13 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Kernel Memory Handler. 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 summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

The weakness was released 09/27/2023. The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-40436 since 08/14/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 14 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 14

Timelineinfo

08/14/2023 🔍
09/27/2023 +44 days 🔍
09/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/25/2024 +364 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-40436 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40436
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240601
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2023 18:52
Updated: 09/25/2024 06:37
Changes: 09/27/2023 18:52 (42), 10/20/2023 09:40 (11), 09/25/2024 06:37 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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