tvOS 16.6

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tvOS 16.6

Released July 24, 2023

Kernel

Available for: Apple TV 4K (all models) and Apple TV HD

Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2023-32734: Pan ZhenPeng (@Peterpan0927) of STAR Labs SG Pte. Ltd.

CVE-2023-32441: Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng (@peternguyen14) of STAR Labs SG Pte. Ltd.

Kernel

Available for: Apple TV 4K (all models) and Apple TV HD

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: Apple TV 4K (all models) and Apple TV HD

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

WebKit

Available for: Apple TV 4K (all models) and Apple TV HD

Impact: A website may be able to bypass Same Origin Policy

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

WebKit Bugzilla: 256549
CVE-2023-38572: Narendra Bhati (twitter.com/imnarendrabhati) of Suma Soft Pvt. Ltd, Pune - India

WebKit

Available for: Apple TV 4K (all models) and Apple TV HD

Impact: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

WebKit Bugzilla: 256865
CVE-2023-38594: Yuhao Hu

WebKit Bugzilla: 256573
CVE-2023-38595: an anonymous researcher, Jiming Wang, and Jikai Ren

WebKit Bugzilla: 257387
CVE-2023-38600: Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

WebKit

Available for: Apple TV 4K (all models) and Apple TV HD

Impact: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

WebKit Bugzilla: 258058
CVE-2023-38611: Francisco Alonso (@revskills)

WebKit

Available for: Apple TV 4K (all models) and Apple TV HD

Impact: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

WebKit Bugzilla: 259231
CVE-2023-37450: an anonymous researcher

WebKit Web Inspector

Available for: Apple TV 4K (all models) and Apple TV HD

Impact: Processing web content may disclose sensitive information

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

WebKit Bugzilla: 256932
CVE-2023-38133: YeongHyeon Choi (@hyeon101010)