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CVE-2023-42942

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

Published

2024-02-21T07:15:50.963

Last Modified

2025-03-14T01:15:38.207

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-59
Type: Secondary
CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	ipad_os	< 16.7.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	ipados	17.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	< 16.7.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	17.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	macos	< 13.6.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	macos	14.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	tvos	≤ 17.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	watchos	< 10.1	Yes

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)