CVE-2023-42892

Published: Mar 28, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

Affected (3)

Products: Apple: Macos

Apple

1 product

Macos

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Macos	From 12.0 to 12.7.2
Apple Macos	From 13.0 to 13.6.3
Apple Macos	From 14.0 to 14.2

Related CWEs

CWE-416

Use After Free

The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

References (9)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036

Source: product-security@apple.com

Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037

Source: product-security@apple.com

Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038

Source: product-security@apple.com

Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036