CVE-2023-41981
published 2023-09-27CVE-2023-41981: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and…
PriorityP421medium4.4CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRHUINSUCNIHAN
EPSS
0.37%
29.0th percentile
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory mitigations.
Affected
17 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | ios_16.7_and_ipados | — | — |
| apple | ios_17_and_ipados | — | — |
| apple | ios_and_ipados | >= unspecified < 17 | 17 |
| apple | ios_and_ipados | >= unspecified < 16.7 | 16.7 |
| apple | ipados | < 16.7 | 16.7 |
| apple | iphone_os | < 16.7 | 16.7 |
| apple | macos | >= 13.0 < 13.6 | 13.6 |
| apple | macos | >= unspecified < 13.6 | 13.6 |
| apple | macos | >= unspecified < 14 | 14 |
| apple | macos_sonoma | — | — |
| apple | macos_ventura | — | — |
| apple | tvos | < 17.0 | 17.0 |
| apple | tvos | — | — |
| apple | tvos | >= unspecified < 17 | 17 |
| apple | watchos | < 10.0 | 10.0 |
| apple | watchos | — | — |
| apple | watchos | >= unspecified < 10 | 10 |
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Apple
CVE-2023-41981: macOS Sonoma 14
vendor_apple·2023-09-26·CVSS 4.4
CVE-2023-41981 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-41981: macOS Sonoma 14
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Sonoma 14
Product: macOS Sonoma
Version: 14
CVE: CVE-2023-41981
Component: Kernel
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.
Apple
CVE-2023-41981: macOS Ventura 13.6
vendor_apple·2023-09-21·CVSS 4.4
CVE-2023-41981 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-41981: macOS Ventura 13.6
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Ventura 13.6
Product: macOS Ventura
Version: 13.6
CVE: CVE-2023-41981
Component: Kernel
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.
Apple
CVE-2023-41981: iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7
vendor_apple·2023-09-21·CVSS 4.4
CVE-2023-41981 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-41981: iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7
Apple Security Update: About the security content of iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7
Product: iOS 16.7 and iPadOS
Version: 16.7
CVE: CVE-2023-41981
Component: Kernel
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.
Apple
CVE-2023-41981: watchOS 10
vendor_apple·2023-09-18·CVSS 4.4
CVE-2023-41981 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-41981: watchOS 10
Apple Security Update: About the security content of watchOS 10
Product: watchOS
Version: 10
CVE: CVE-2023-41981
Component: Kernel
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.
Apple
CVE-2023-41981: tvOS 17
vendor_apple·2023-09-18·CVSS 4.4
CVE-2023-41981 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-41981: tvOS 17
Apple Security Update: About the security content of tvOS 17
Product: tvOS
Version: 17
CVE: CVE-2023-41981
Component: Kernel
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.
Apple
CVE-2023-41981: iOS 17 and iPadOS 17
vendor_apple·2023-09-18·CVSS 4.4
CVE-2023-41981 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-41981: iOS 17 and iPadOS 17
Apple Security Update: About the security content of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17
Product: iOS 17 and iPadOS
Version: 17
CVE: CVE-2023-41981
Component: Kernel
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.
GHSA
GHSA-5f2c-86wv-pg43: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-09-27
CVE-2023-41981 [MEDIUM] GHSA-5f2c-86wv-pg43: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory mitigations.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
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2023-09-27
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