CVE-2023-38598 — Use After Free in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-416 — Use After Free9 documents3 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 30.37%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
11
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Tvos+8 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 28

Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages16 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_monterey12.6.8
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 13.5+2
▶NVDapple/macos12.0 — 12.6.8+2
▶Appleapple/macos_big_sur11.7.9

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-v9j5-hh43-rw3p: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management↗2023-07-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2023-38598: macOS Ventura 13.5↗2023-07-24
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Apple
CVE-2023-38598: macOS Big Sur 11.7.9↗2023-07-24
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Apple
CVE-2023-38598: watchOS 9.6↗2023-07-24
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Apple
CVE-2023-38598: macOS Monterey 12.6.8↗2023-07-24
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Apple
CVE-2023-38598: iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8↗2023-07-24
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