Apple Updates (almost) Everything: Patch Overview
Apple yesterday released its usually set of updates across its entire portfolio of operating systems. Some issues of note:
- The update includes a patch for CVE-2022-42856 for iOS 12.5. This will help users of older Apple devices going back to the iPhone 5s. More recent operating systems received this patch in December.
 - tvOS is missing. I expect a tvOS update soon to address some of the vulnerabilities.
 - I do not see updates for git. Git last week patched some vulnerabilities; likely too late to be included in this update.
 
| Safari 16.3 | iOS 12.5.7 | macOS Monterey 12.6.3 | macOS Big Sur 11.7.3 | watchOS 9.3 | iOS 15.7.3 and iPadOS 15.7.3 | iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3 | macOS Ventura 13.2 | 
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| CVE-2023-23496 [critical]  WebKit The issue was addressed with improved checks. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution  | 
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| CVE-2023-23518 [critical]  WebKit The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution  | 
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| x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| CVE-2023-23517 [critical]  WebKit The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution  | 
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| x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| CVE-2022-42856 [critical] *** EXPLOITED ***  WebKit A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1.  | 
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| CVE-2023-23499 [important]  AppleMobileFileIntegrity This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data  | 
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| x | x | x | x | x | |||
| CVE-2022-42915 [other]  curl Multiple issues were addressed by updating to curl version 7.86.0. Multiple issues in curl  | 
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| CVE-2022-42916 [other]  curl Multiple issues were addressed by updating to curl version 7.86.0. Multiple issues in curl  | 
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| CVE-2022-32221 [other]  curl Multiple issues were addressed by updating to curl version 7.86.0. Multiple issues in curl  | 
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| CVE-2022-35260 [other]  curl Multiple issues were addressed by updating to curl version 7.86.0. Multiple issues in curl  | 
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| CVE-2022-35252 [other]  curl Multiple issues were addressed by updating to curl version 7.85.0. Multiple issues in curl  | 
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| CVE-2023-23513 [critical]  dcerpc A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. Mounting a maliciously crafted Samba network share may lead to arbitrary code execution  | 
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| x | x | x | |||||
| CVE-2023-23493 [other]  DiskArbitration A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. An encrypted volume may be unmounted and remounted by a different user without prompting for the password  | 
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| CVE-2022-32915 [important]  DriverKit A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges  | 
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| CVE-2023-23507 [important]  Intel Graphics Driver The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges  | 
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| x | x | ||||||
| CVE-2023-23504 [important]  Kernel The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges  | 
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| x | x | x | x | x | |||
| CVE-2023-23502 [other]  Kernel An information disclosure issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. An app may be able to determine kernel memory layout  | 
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| x | x | x | x | ||||
| CVE-2023-23497 [important]  PackageKit A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. An app may be able to gain root privileges  | 
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| x | x | x | |||||
| CVE-2023-23505 [other]  Screen Time A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. An app may be able to access information about a user’s contacts  | 
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| x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| CVE-2023-23511 [important]  Weather The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences  | 
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| x | x | x | x | ||||
| CVE-2023-23508 [important]  Windows Installer The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences  | 
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| x | x | x | |||||
| CVE-2023-23519 [other]  ImageIO A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service  | 
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| CVE-2023-23500 [important]  Kernel The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. An app may be able to leak sensitive kernel state  | 
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| x | x | x | x | ||||
| CVE-2023-23503 [important]  Maps A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences  | 
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| CVE-2023-23512 [other]  Safari The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. Visiting a website may lead to an app denial-of-service  | 
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| CVE-2023-23498 [other]  Mail Drafts A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. The quoted original message may be selected from the wrong email when forwarding an email from an Exchange account  | 
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| CVE-2023-23506 [important]  libxpc A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data  | 
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| CVE-2023-23510 [other]  Safari A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. An app may be able to access a user’s Safari history  | 
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| CVE-2022-3705 [other]  Vim A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. Multiple issues in Vim  | 
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| CVE-2023-23501 [important]  Wi-Fi The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory  | 
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Johannes B. Ullrich, Ph.D. , Dean of Research, SANS.edu
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