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Apple Security Advisory 2023-09-21-7
Apple Security Advisory 2023-09-21-7 - macOS Monterey 12.7 addresses a privilege escalation vulnerability.
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APPLE-SA-2023-09-21-7 macOS Monterey 12.7
macOS Monterey 12.7 addresses the following issues.
Information about the security content is also available at
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213932.
Apple maintains a Security Updates page at
https://support.apple.com/HT201222 which lists recent
software updates with security advisories.
Additional CVE entries coming soon.
Kernel
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges. Apple
is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited
against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-41992: Bill Marczak of The Citizen Lab at The University of
Toronto’s Munk School and Maddie Stone of Google’s Threat Analysis Group
Additional recognition
Kernel
We would like to acknowledge Bill Marczak of The Citizen Lab at The
University of Toronto’s Munk School and Maddie Stone of Google’s Threat
Analysis Group for their assistance.
macOS Monterey 12.7 may be obtained from the Mac App Store or Apple’s
Software Downloads web site: https://support.apple.com/downloads/
All information is also posted on the Apple Security Updates
web site: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222.
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and details are available at:
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