Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 28, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-38598
CVE-2023-38598
Description
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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Affected products
11- Range: = 11.7.9
= 16.6+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: = 16.6
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: = 15.7.8
= 9.6+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: = 9.6
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: = 13.5
- Range: = 12.6.8
- Range: = 15.7.8
- Range: unspecified
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213841nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213842nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213843nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213844nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213845nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213846nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213848nvdVendor Advisory
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