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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2023-40429)

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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2023-40429)

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

A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-14

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