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OS X update for IOAcceleratorFamily (CVE-2023-40436)

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OS X update for IOAcceleratorFamily (CVE-2023-40436)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/28/2023
Created
09/28/2023
Added
09/28/2023
Modified
09/29/2023

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-14

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