CVE-2023-41071 (GCVE-0-2023-41071)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-26 20:12 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:20
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Summary
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, macOS Ventura 13.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
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Impacted products
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Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 17 (custom)
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    Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 13.6 (custom)
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    Apple tvOS Affected: unspecified , < 17 (custom)
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    Apple watchOS Affected: unspecified , < 10 (custom)
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