About the security content of macOS Ventura 13.6.1
This document describes the security content of macOS Ventura 13.6.1.
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macOS Ventura 13.6.1
Released October 25, 2023
CoreAnimation
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2023-40449: Tomi Tokics (@tomitokics) of iTomsn0w
Core Recents
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: The issue was resolved by sanitizing logging
CVE-2023-42823
Entry added February 16, 2024
FileProvider
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service to Endpoint Security clients
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2023-42854: Noah Roskin-Frazee and Prof. J. (ZeroClicks.ai Lab)
Find My
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information
Description: The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.
CVE-2023-40413: Adam M.
Foundation
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: A website may be able to access sensitive user data when resolving symlinks
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.
CVE-2023-42844: Ron Masas of BreakPoint.SH
Image Capture
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-41077: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
ImageIO
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: Processing an image may result in disclosure of process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2023-40416: JZ
ImageIO
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to heap corruption
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2023-42848: JZ
Entry added February 16, 2024
IOTextEncryptionFamily
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2023-40423: an anonymous researcher
iperf3
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: A remote user may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-38403
Kernel
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory mitigations
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2023-42849: Linus Henze of Pinauten GmbH (pinauten.de)
libc
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted input may lead to arbitrary code execution in user-installed apps
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2023-40446: inooo
Entry added November 3, 2023
libxpc
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.
CVE-2023-42942: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Entry added February 16, 2024
Model I/O
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: Processing a file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2023-42856: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
PackageKit
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-42859: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Mickey Jin (@patch1t), and Hevel Engineering
CVE-2023-42877: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)
Entry added February 16, 2024
PackageKit
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-42840: Mickey Jin (@patch1t), and Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security
Entry added February 16, 2024
PackageKit
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-42889: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Entry added February 16, 2024
PackageKit
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-42853: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Entry added February 16, 2024
PackageKit
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2023-42860: Koh M. Nakagawa (@tsunek0h) of FFRI Security, Inc.
Entry added February 16, 2024
Passkeys
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An attacker may be able to access passkeys without authentication
Description: The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks.
CVE-2023-40401: an anonymous researcher and weize she
Pro Res
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2023-42841: Mingxuan Yang (@PPPF00L), happybabywu and Guang Gong of 360 Vulnerability Research Institute
Pro Res
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2023-42873: Mingxuan Yang (@PPPF00L), and happybabywu and Guang Gong of 360 Vulnerability Research Institute
Entry added February 16, 2024
SQLite
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: A remote user may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-36191
Entry added February 16, 2024
talagent
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2023-40421: Noah Roskin-Frazee and Prof. J. (ZeroClicks.ai Lab)
Weather
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-2023-41254: Cristian Dinca of "Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science, Romania
WindowServer
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: A website may be able to access the microphone without the microphone use indicator being shown
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2023-41975: an anonymous researcher
WindowServer
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-42858: an anonymous researcher
Entry added February 16, 2024
Additional recognition
GPU Drivers
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their assistance.
libarchive
We would like to acknowledge Bahaa Naamneh for their assistance.
libxml2
We would like to acknowledge OSS-Fuzz, Ned Williamson of Google Project Zero for their assistance.
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