CVE-2023-42974 Race condition in iOS and iPadOS

What is CVE-2023-42974?

CVE-2023-42974 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipad Os, published on 28 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42974?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Apple Ipad Os, Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42974?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42974 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-42974 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42974 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipad Os

• CVE-2021-1794 Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-1795 Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-1796 Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-1818 Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-23255 Auth bypass in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.1

All Apple Ipad Os vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-42pj-35w6-4jwg.