Apple Multiple Products Kernel Unspecified Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-38606
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-07-27 00:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-08-01 20:01:00 UTC
DescriptionThis issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. 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.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.001180000 probability, percentile 0.306540000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2023-07-26; due 2023-08-16; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorApple
ProductMultiple Products
NameApple Multiple Products Kernel Unspecified Vulnerability
Required ActionApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Noteshttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38606

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Ipados All All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Macos All All All All
Operating System Apple Tvos All All All All
Operating System Apple Watchos All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About the security content of macOS Monterey 12.6.8 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com
About the security content of macOS Ventura 13.5 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com
About the security content of iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com
About the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.7.9 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com
About the security content of watchOS 9.6 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com
About the security content of tvOS 16.6 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com
About the security content of iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 378687 Apple macOS Ventura 13.5 Not Installed (HT213843)
  • 378688 Apple macOS Monterey 12.6.8 Not Installed (HT213844)
  • 378689 Apple macOS Big Sur 11.7.9 Not Installed (HT213845)
  • 610497 Apple iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8 Security Update Missing
  • 610498 Apple iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 Security Update Missing
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