CVE-2023-40404 — Use After Free in Apple Macos

CWE-416 — Use After Free3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.2%
top 20.89%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple Macos Sonoma
Timeline
PublishedOct 25

Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_sonoma14.1
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 14.1
▶NVDapple/macos14.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-8q5r-gmrx-88jx: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management↗2023-10-25
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2023-40404: macOS Sonoma 14.1↗2023-10-25
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