CVE-2023-38606
Apple Multiple Products Kernel Unspecified Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 16 August 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.88% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 26 July 2023 · due 16 August 2023
- Affected
- apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/macos · apple/tvos · apple/watchos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://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
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38606US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.