Apple macOS 13 File System race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS 13. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component File System Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to race condition. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-41979. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS 13 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component File System Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

The weakness was shared 09/27/2023. The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-41979 since 09/06/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 14 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 14

Timelineinfo

09/06/2023 🔍
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10/21/2023 +24 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-41979 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-41979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240694
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2023 19:28
Updated: 10/21/2023 07:37
Changes: 09/27/2023 19:28 (41), 10/21/2023 07:37 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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