About Apple security updates
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Apple security documents reference vulnerabilities by CVE-ID when possible.
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macOS Ventura 13.6.3
Released December 11, 2023
Accounts
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.
CVE-2023-42919: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
AppleEvents
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2023-42894: Noah Roskin-Frazee and Prof. J. (ZeroClicks.ai Lab)
Archive Utility
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-42924: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Assets
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: An issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files.
CVE-2023-42896: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Entry added March 22, 2024
Automation
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app with root privileges may be able to access private information
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-42952: Zhipeng Huo (@R3dF09) of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab (xlab.tencent.com)
Entry added February 16, 2024
AVEVideoEncoder
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to disclose kernel memory
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2023-42884: an anonymous researcher
CoreServices
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: A user may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2023-42886: Koh M. Nakagawa (@tsunek0h)
DiskArbitration
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: A process may gain admin privileges without proper authentication
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-42931: Yann GASCUEL of Alter Solutions
Entry added March 22, 2024
FileURL
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2023-42892: Anthony Cruz @App Tyrant Corp
Entry added March 22, 2024
Find My
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2023-42922: Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog)
Find My
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of files.
CVE-2023-42834: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security
Entry added February 16, 2024
ImageIO
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2023-42899: Meysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM and Junsung Lee
IOKit
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to monitor keystrokes without user permission
Description: An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2023-42891: an anonymous researcher
IOUSBDeviceFamily
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.
CVE-2023-42974: Pan ZhenPeng (@Peterpan0927) of STAR Labs SG Pte. Ltd.
Entry added March 22, 2024
Kernel
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2023-42914: Eloi Benoist-Vanderbeken (@elvanderb) of Synacktiv (@Synacktiv)
Libsystem
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks.
CVE-2023-42893
Entry added March 22, 2024
Model I/O
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2023-3618
Entry added March 22, 2024
ncurses
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: A remote user may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2020-19185
CVE-2020-19186
CVE-2020-19187
CVE-2020-19188
CVE-2020-19189
CVE-2020-19190
quarantine
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code out of its sandbox or with certain elevated privileges
Description: An access issue was addressed with improvements to the sandbox.
CVE-2023-42838: Yiğit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit), and Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security
Entry added February 16, 2024
Sandbox
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An attacker may be able to access connected network volumes mounted in the home directory
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-42836: Yiğit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit)
Entry added February 16, 2024
Sandbox
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2023-42936
Entry added March 22, 2024
Shell
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-42930: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)
Entry added March 22, 2024
TCC
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-42932: Zhongquan Li (@Guluisacat)
TCC
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2023-42947: Zhongquan Li (@Guluisacat) of Dawn Security Lab of JingDong
Entry added March 22, 2024
Vim
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: Opening a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: This issue was addressed by updating to Vim version 9.0.1969.
CVE-2023-5344
Additional recognition
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We would like to acknowledge Akshay Nagpal for their assistance.
Entry added February 16, 2024