Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU81136

Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2023-38615

Published: September 26, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU81136

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38615

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within AMD subsystem. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected software

macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2023-38615

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - update to 14.0 23A344

External References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940

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