CVE-2023-42849

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    CVE-2023-42849

    Published: 25 Oct 2023Last Modified: 17 Feb 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory mitigations.

    References: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988, https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213981, https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982, https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983, https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984, https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985, https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -e0049dd52c294ee6e2815ab935566fbb2d5bcd3d

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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