High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 25, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-40404

Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS Sonomallm-fuzzy
Range: = 14.1
Apple Inc./macOSv5
Range: unspecified

Patches

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References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT213984nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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