CVE-2023-42884 (GCVE-0-2023-42884)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-12 00:27 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:23
VLAI?
Summary
This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, tvOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- An app may be able to disclose kernel memory
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS |
Affected:
unspecified , < 17.2
(custom)
|
||
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
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