Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published Sep 27, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-40436

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

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Affected products

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

Patches

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References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT213940nvd

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