Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 25, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-42849
CVE-2023-42849
Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory mitigations.
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Affected products
6prior to 12.7.1, prior to 13.6.1, prior to 14.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: prior to 12.7.1, prior to 13.6.1, prior to 14.1
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: prior to 17.1, prior to 16.7.2
- Range: prior to 17.1, prior to 16.7.2
- Range: unspecified
- Range: unspecified
Patches
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References
18- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213981nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213982nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213983nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213984nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213985nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213988nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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