Apple Multiple Products Kernel Unspecified Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2023-07-26

[ Description ]Official description

This 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.

CISA: Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS contain an unspecified vulnerability allowing an app to modify a sensitive kernel state.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 16 Aug 2023): Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841Vendor Advisory
• support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842Vendor Advisory
• support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843Vendor Advisory
• support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844Vendor Advisory
• support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845Vendor Advisory
• support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846Vendor Advisory
• support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848Vendor Advisory
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource