Local disclosure of kernel memory
Published Feb 27, 2023 · Updated Mar 12, 2025
Information disclosure in Wi-Fi in Apple macOS before 13.2 allows local users to read kernel memory through an app. Apple identifies improper memory handling in the Wi-Fi component but has not disclosed the affected function or precise unsafe operation. Exploitation requires local app execution and user interaction; the reported consequence is kernel-memory disclosure only.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in Wi-Fi in Apple macOS before 13.2 allows local users to read kernel memory through an app. Apple identifies improper memory handling in the Wi-Fi component but has not disclosed the affected function or precise unsafe operation. Exploitation requires local app execution and user interaction; the reported consequence is kernel-memory disclosure only.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-23501
- Published
- Feb 27, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 12, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-668, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 27, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <13.2
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