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OS X update for Assets (CVE-2023-42896)

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OS X update for Assets (CVE-2023-42896)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/25/2024
Created
03/25/2024
Added
03/25/2024
Modified
04/10/2024

Description

An issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-12_7_2
  • apple-osx-upgrade-13_6_3
  • apple-osx-upgrade-14_2

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