high7.8
CVE-2023-42942
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.
Impact
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Ipad Os | before 16.7.2 |
| Apple | Ipados | Version 17.0 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | before 16.7.2 Version 17.0 |
| Apple | Macos | from 13.0 before 13.6.1 Version 14.0 |
| Apple | Tvos | through 17.1 |
| Apple | Watchos | before 10.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988