5.5
Medium
Exploited
CVE-2023-38606 Apple Multiple Products Kernel Unspecified Vulnerability
Active exploitation observed
· CISA KEV catalogue
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Ransomware campaigns
Not observed so far
Description
This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to modify sensitive kernel state. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| tvOS 16.6 | earliest → < 16.6 | 16.6 |
| iOS and iPadOS 15.7 | earliest → < 15.7 | 15.7 |
| macOS 12.6 | earliest → < 12.6 | 12.6 |
| watchOS 9.6 | earliest → < 9.6 | 9.6 |
References
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Timeline
- Published
- Added to the KEV catalogue
- Last modified
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