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Released July 24, 2023
Assets
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: This issue was addressed with improved data protection.
CVE-2023-35983: Mickey Jin (@patch4t)
curl
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: Multiple issues in curl
Description: Multiple issues were addressed by updating curl.
CVE-2023-28319
CVE-2023-28320
CVE-2023-28321
CVE-2023-28322
Find My
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.
CVE-2023-32416: Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog)
Grapher
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: Processing a file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-36854: Bool of YunShangHuaAn(云上华安)
CVE-2023-32418: Bool of YunShangHuaAn(云上华安)
Kernel
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2023-32381: an anonymous researcher
CVE-2023-32433: Zweig of Kunlun Lab
CVE-2023-35993: Kaitao Xie and Xiaolong Bai of Alibaba Group
Kernel
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app may be able to modify sensitive kernel state. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.
Description: This issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2023-38606: Valentin Pashkov, Mikhail Vinogradov, Georgy Kucherin (@kucher1n), Leonid Bezvershenko (@bzvr_), and Boris Larin (@oct0xor) of Kaspersky
Kernel
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2023-32441: Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng (@peternguyen14) of STAR Labs SG Pte. Ltd.
libxpc
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2023-38565: Zhipeng Huo (@R3dF09) of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab (xlab.tencent.com)
libxpc
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-38593: Noah Roskin-Frazee
Model I/O
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: Processing a 3D model may result in disclosure of process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-38421: Mickey Jin (@patch4t)
CVE-2023-38258: Mickey Jin (@patch4t)
OpenLDAP
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: A remote user may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2023-2953: Sandipan Roy
PackageKit
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.
CVE-2023-38259: Mickey Jin (@patch4t)
PackageKit
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2023-38602: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)
Shortcuts
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: A shortcut may be able to modify sensitive Shortcuts app settings
Description: An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.
CVE-2023-32442: an anonymous researcher
sips
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: Processing a file may lead to a denial-of-service or potentially disclose memory contents
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2023-32443: David Hoyt of Hoyt LLC
We would like to acknowledge Parvez Anwar for their assistance.
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