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Released October 25, 2023
App Support
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2023-30774
AppSandbox
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2023-40444: Noah Roskin-Frazee and Prof. J. (ZeroClicks.ai Lab)
Contacts
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-2023-41072: Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog) and Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security
CVE-2023-42857: Noah Roskin-Frazee and Prof. J. (ZeroClicks.ai Lab)
CoreAnimation
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2023-40449: Tomi Tokics (@tomitokics) of iTomsn0w
Emoji
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code as root from the Lock Screen
Description: The issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device.
CVE-2023-41989: Jewel Lambert
FileProvider
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service to Endpoint Security clients
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2023-42854: Noah Roskin-Frazee and Prof. J. (ZeroClicks.ai Lab)
Find My
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information
Description: The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.
CVE-2023-40413: Adam M.
Foundation
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A website may be able to access sensitive user data when resolving symlinks
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.
CVE-2023-42844: Ron Masas of BreakPoint.SH
ImageIO
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Processing an image may result in disclosure of process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2023-40416: JZ
IOTextEncryptionFamily
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2023-40423: an anonymous researcher
iperf3
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A remote user may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-38403
Kernel
Available for: macOS Sonoma
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.
CVE-2023-42849: Linus Henze of Pinauten GmbH (pinauten.de)
LaunchServices
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic.
CVE-2023-42850: Thijs Alkemade (@xnyhps) from Computest Sector 7, Brian McNulty, Zhongquan Li
Login Window
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An attacker with knowledge of a standard user's credentials can unlock another standard user's locked screen on the same Mac
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2023-42861: Jon Crain, 凯 王, Brandon Chesser & CPU IT, inc, Matthew McLean, Steven Maser, and Avalon IT Team of Concentrix
Mail Drafts
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Hide My Email may be deactivated unexpectedly
Description: An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2023-40408: Grzegorz Riegel
Maps
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.
CVE-2023-40405: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security
Model I/O
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-2023-42856: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Networking
Available for: macOS Sonoma
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-2023-40404: Certik Skyfall Team
Passkeys
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An attacker may be able to access passkeys without authentication
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-42847: an anonymous researcher
Photos
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication
Description: An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2023-42845: Bistrit Dahla
Pro Res
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2023-42841: Mingxuan Yang (@PPPF00L), happybabywu and Guang Gong of 360 Vulnerability Research Institute
Safari
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Visiting a malicious website may reveal browsing history
Description: The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.
CVE-2023-41977: Alex Renda
Safari
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to user interface spoofing
Description: An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2023-42438: Rafay Baloch & Muhammad Samaak, an anonymous researcher
Siri
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An attacker with physical access may be able to use Siri to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device.
CVE-2023-41982: Bistrit Dahla
CVE-2023-41997: Bistrit Dahla
CVE-2023-41988: Bistrit Dahla
talagent
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2023-40421: Noah Roskin-Frazee and Prof. J. (ZeroClicks.ai Lab)
Terminal
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
Vim
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Processing malicious input may lead to code execution
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2023-4733
CVE-2023-4734
CVE-2023-4735
CVE-2023-4736
CVE-2023-4738
CVE-2023-4750
CVE-2023-4751
CVE-2023-4752
CVE-2023-4781
Weather
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-2023-41254: Cristian Dinca of "Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science, Romania
WebKit
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 259836
CVE-2023-40447: 이준성(Junsung Lee) of Cross Republic
WebKit
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 259890
CVE-2023-41976: 이준성(Junsung Lee)
WebKit
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
WebKit Bugzilla: 260173
CVE-2023-42852: an anonymous researcher
WebKit Process Model
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 260757
CVE-2023-41983: 이준성(Junsung Lee)
WindowServer
Available for: macOS Sonoma
Impact: A website may be able to access the microphone without the microphone use indicator being shown
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2023-41975: an anonymous researcher
libarchive
We would like to acknowledge Bahaa Naamneh for their assistance.
libxml2
We would like to acknowledge OSS-Fuzz, Ned Williamson of Google Project Zero for their assistance.
Login Window
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their assistance.
man
We would like to acknowledge Kirin (@Pwnrin) for their assistance.
Power Manager
We would like to acknowledge Xia0o0o0o (@Nyaaaaa_ovo) of University of California, San Diego for their assistance.
Reminders
We would like to acknowledge Noah Roskin-Frazee and Prof. J. (ZeroClicks.ai Lab) for their assistance.
WebKit
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their assistance.
Vulmon