About the security content of macOS Sonoma 14.2

This document describes the security content of macOS Sonoma 14.2.

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macOS Sonoma 14.2

Accessibility

Available for: macOS Sonoma

Impact: Secure text fields may be displayed via the Accessibility Keyboard when using a physical keyboard

Description: This issue was addressed with improved state management.

CVE-2023-42874: Don Clarke

Accessibility

Available for: macOS Sonoma

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-2023-42937: Noah Roskin-Frazee and Prof. J. (ZeroClicks.ai Lab)

Accounts

Available for: macOS Sonoma

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 Sonoma

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)

AppleGraphicsControl

Available for: macOS Sonoma

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution

Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved input validation.

CVE-2023-42901: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero

CVE-2023-42902: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero, and Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

CVE-2023-42912: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero

CVE-2023-42903: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero

CVE-2023-42904: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero

CVE-2023-42905: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero

CVE-2023-42906: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero

CVE-2023-42907: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero

CVE-2023-42908: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero

CVE-2023-42909: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero

CVE-2023-42910: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero

CVE-2023-42911: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero

CVE-2023-42926: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero

AppleVA

Available for: macOS Sonoma

Impact: Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2023-42882: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero

AppleVA

Available for: macOS Sonoma

Impact: Processing a file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2023-42881: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero

Archive Utility

Available for: macOS Sonoma

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 Sonoma

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)

AVEVideoEncoder

Available for: macOS Sonoma

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

Bluetooth

Available for: macOS Sonoma

Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to inject keystrokes by spoofing a keyboard

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2023-45866: Marc Newlin of SkySafe

CoreMedia Playback

Available for: macOS Sonoma

Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2023-42900: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

CoreServices

Available for: macOS Sonoma

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)

curl

Available for: macOS Sonoma

Impact: Multiple issues in curl

Description: Multiple issues were addressed by updating to curl version 8.4.0.

CVE-2023-38545

CVE-2023-38039

CVE-2023-38546

DiskArbitration

Available for: macOS Sonoma

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

FileURL

Available for: macOS Sonoma

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

Find My

Available for: macOS Sonoma

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)

ImageIO

Available for: macOS Sonoma

Impact: Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2023-42898: Zhenjiang Zhao of Pangu Team, Qianxin and Junsung Lee

CVE-2023-42899: Meysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM and Junsung Lee

ImageIO

Available for: macOS Sonoma

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2023-42888: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

IOKit

Available for: macOS Sonoma

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 Sonoma

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.

Kernel

Available for: macOS Sonoma

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 Sonoma

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

Model I/O

Available for: macOS Sonoma

Impact: Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service

Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

CVE-2023-3618

ncurses

Available for: macOS Sonoma

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

NSOpenPanel

Available for: macOS Sonoma

Impact: An app may be able to read arbitrary files

Description: An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions.

CVE-2023-42887: Ron Masas of BreakPoint.sh

Sandbox

Available for: macOS Sonoma

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: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of OffSec

Share Sheet

Available for: macOS Sonoma

Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

Description: A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data to a protected location.

CVE-2023-40390: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security and Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

SharedFileList

Available for: macOS Sonoma

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2023-42842: an anonymous researcher

Shell

Available for: macOS Sonoma

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)

System Settings

Available for: macOS Sonoma

Impact: Remote Login sessions may be able to obtain full disk access permissions

Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.

CVE-2023-42913: Mattie Behrens and Joshua Jewett (@JoshJewett33)

TCC

Available for: macOS Sonoma

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 Sonoma

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

Transparency

Available for: macOS Sonoma

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: The issue was addressed with improved restriction of data container access.

CVE-2023-40389: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security and Joshua Jewett (@JoshJewett33)

Vim

Available for: macOS Sonoma

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

WebKit

Available for: macOS Sonoma

Impact: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2023-42890: Pwn2car

WebKit

Available for: macOS Sonoma

Impact: Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2023-42883: Zoom Offensive Security Team

WebKit

Available for: macOS Sonoma

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

CVE-2023-42950: Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13) of 360 Vulnerability Research Institute and rushikesh nandedkar

WebKit

Available for: macOS Sonoma

Impact: Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2023-42956: SungKwon Lee (Demon.Team)

Additional recognition

Memoji

We would like to acknowledge Jerry Tenenbaum for their assistance.

WebSheet

We would like to acknowledge Paolo Ruggero of e-phors S.p.A. (A FINCANTIERI S.p.A. Company) for their assistance.

Wi-Fi

We would like to acknowledge Noah Roskin-Frazee and Prof. J. (ZeroClicks.ai Lab) for their assistance.