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macOS 14.x < 14.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT214084)

high Nessus Plugin ID 191713

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 14.x prior to 14.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, watchOS 10.4. A malicious app may be able to observe user data in log entries related to accessibility notifications. (CVE-2024-23291)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to elevate privileges. (CVE-2024-23276)

 - This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to read sensitive location information. (CVE-2024-23227)

 - This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4. Entitlements and privacy permissions granted to this app may be used by a malicious app. (CVE-2024-23233)

 - A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system. (CVE-2024-23269)

 - This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, watchOS 10.4. An app may be able to elevate privileges. (CVE-2024-23288)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to inject keystrokes by spoofing a keyboard. (CVE-2024-23277)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. Processing a file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2024-23247)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4.
 Processing a file may lead to a denial-of-service or potentially disclose memory contents.
 (CVE-2024-23248, CVE-2024-23249)

 - An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, watchOS 10.4. An app may be able to access Bluetooth-connected microphones without user permission. (CVE-2024-23250)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4. An app from a standard user account may be able to escalate privilege after admin user login. (CVE-2024-23244)

 - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
 (CVE-2024-23205)

 - File before 5.43 has an stack-based buffer over-read in file_copystr in funcs.c. NOTE: File is the name of an Open Source project. (CVE-2022-48554)

 - A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4.
 An app may be able to access a user's Photos Library. (CVE-2024-23253)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, macOS Sonoma 14.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, tvOS 17.4. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2024-23270)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, macOS Sonoma 14.4, visionOS 1.1, iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6. Processing an image may result in disclosure of process memory. (CVE-2024-23257)

 - An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in visionOS 1.1, macOS Sonoma 14.4. Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2024-23258)

 - A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, macOS Sonoma 14.4, visionOS 1.1, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4, iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, tvOS 17.4. Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
 (CVE-2024-23286)

 - An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2024-23234)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
 (CVE-2024-23266)

 - A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, visionOS 1.1, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4, iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, tvOS 17.4. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data. (CVE-2024-23235)

 - A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, macOS Sonoma 14.4, visionOS 1.1, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4, iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, tvOS 17.4. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory. (CVE-2024-23265)

 - A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. An attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability may be able to bypass kernel memory protections. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited. (CVE-2024-23225)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.5, macOS Sonoma 14.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4, iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, tvOS 17.4. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox. (CVE-2024-23278)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, watchOS 10.4. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code out of its sandbox or with certain elevated privileges. (CVE-2024-0258)

 - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data. (CVE-2024-23279)

 - A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.
 (CVE-2024-23287)

 - A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, macOS Sonoma 14.4, visionOS 1.1, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, tvOS 17.4. An application may be able to read restricted memory. (CVE-2024-23264)

 - This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app may be able to create symlinks to protected regions of the disk. (CVE-2024-23285)

 - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data. (CVE-2024-23283)

 - The SSH transport protocol with certain OpenSSH extensions, found in OpenSSH before 9.6 and other products, allows remote attackers to bypass integrity checks such that some packets are omitted (from the extension negotiation message), and a client and server may consequently end up with a connection for which some security features have been downgraded or disabled, aka a Terrapin attack. This occurs because the SSH Binary Packet Protocol (BPP), implemented by these extensions, mishandles the handshake phase and mishandles use of sequence numbers. For example, there is an effective attack against SSH's use of ChaCha20-Poly1305 (and CBC with Encrypt-then-MAC). The bypass occurs in [email protected] and (if CBC is used) the [email protected] MAC algorithms. This also affects Maverick Synergy Java SSH API before 3.1.0-SNAPSHOT, Dropbear through 2022.83, Ssh before 5.1.1 in Erlang/OTP, PuTTY before 0.80, AsyncSSH before 2.14.2, golang.org/x/crypto before 0.17.0, libssh before 0.10.6, libssh2 through 1.11.0, Thorn Tech SFTP Gateway before 3.4.6, Tera Term before 5.1, Paramiko before 3.4.0, jsch before 0.2.15, SFTPGo before 2.5.6, Netgate pfSense Plus through 23.09.1, Netgate pfSense CE through 2.7.2, HPN-SSH through 18.2.0, ProFTPD before 1.3.8b (and before 1.3.9rc2), ORYX CycloneSSH before 2.3.4, NetSarang XShell 7 before Build 0144, CrushFTP before 10.6.0, ConnectBot SSH library before 2.2.22, Apache MINA sshd through 2.11.0, sshj through 0.37.0, TinySSH through 20230101, trilead-ssh2 6401, LANCOM LCOS and LANconfig, FileZilla before 3.66.4, Nova before 11.8, PKIX-SSH before 14.4, SecureCRT before 9.4.3, Transmit5 before 5.10.4, Win32-OpenSSH before 9.5.0.0p1-Beta, WinSCP before 6.2.2, Bitvise SSH Server before 9.32, Bitvise SSH Client before 9.33, KiTTY through 0.76.1.13, the net-ssh gem 7.2.0 for Ruby, the mscdex ssh2 module before 1.15.0 for Node.js, the thrussh library before 0.35.1 for Rust, and the Russh crate before 0.40.2 for Rust. (CVE-2023-48795)

 - In ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 9.6, certain destination constraints can be incompletely applied. When destination constraints are specified during addition of PKCS#11-hosted private keys, these constraints are only applied to the first key, even if a PKCS#11 token returns multiple keys. (CVE-2023-51384)

 - In ssh in OpenSSH before 9.6, OS command injection might occur if a user name or host name has shell metacharacters, and this name is referenced by an expansion token in certain situations. For example, an untrusted Git repository can have a submodule with shell metacharacters in a user name or host name.
 (CVE-2023-51385)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system. (CVE-2022-42816)

 - A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.
 (CVE-2024-23216)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences. (CVE-2024-23267)

 - An injection issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to elevate privileges. (CVE-2024-23268, CVE-2024-23274)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data. (CVE-2023-42853)

 - A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to access protected user data. (CVE-2024-23275)

 - An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.
 (CVE-2024-23255)

 - This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4.
 Processing malicious input may lead to code execution. (CVE-2024-23294)

 - A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. An attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability may be able to bypass kernel memory protections. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited. (CVE-2024-23296)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4. Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service.
 (CVE-2024-23259)

 - This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4. Private Browsing tabs may be accessed without authentication.
 (CVE-2024-23273)

 - An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4.
 An app may be able to edit NVRAM variables. (CVE-2024-23238)

 - A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, watchOS 10.4. An app may be able to leak sensitive user information.
 (CVE-2024-23239)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, watchOS 10.4. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.
 (CVE-2024-23290)

 - A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app may be able to capture a user's screen. (CVE-2024-23232)

 - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.5, macOS Sonoma 14.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4, iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data. (CVE-2024-23231)

 - This issue was addressed with improved file handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2024-23230)

 - This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. Third-party shortcuts may use a legacy action from Automator to send events to apps without user consent. (CVE-2024-23245)

 - This issue was addressed with improved data protection. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts. (CVE-2024-23292)

 - A lock screen issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, watchOS 10.4. A person with physical access to a device may be able to use Siri to access private calendar information. (CVE-2024-23289)

 - This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, watchOS 10.4. An attacker with physical access may be able to use Siri to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2024-23293)

 - This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app may be able to leak sensitive user information. (CVE-2024-23241)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. A user may gain access to protected parts of the file system.
 (CVE-2024-23272)

 - A privacy issue was addressed by not logging contents of text fields. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. An app may be able to view Mail data. (CVE-2024-23242)

 - This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2024-23281)

 - This issue was addressed by removing additional entitlements. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data. (CVE-2024-23260)

 - This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, visionOS 1.1, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4, iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, tvOS 17.4. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox. (CVE-2024-23246)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, visionOS 1.1, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4, tvOS 17.4. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2024-23226)

 - The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, visionOS 1.1, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4, Safari 17.4. A malicious website may exfiltrate audio data cross-origin. (CVE-2024-23254)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, visionOS 1.1, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4, iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, Safari 17.4.
 Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced.
 (CVE-2024-23263)

 - An injection issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4, tvOS 17.4. A maliciously crafted webpage may be able to fingerprint the user. (CVE-2024-23280)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, visionOS 1.1, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4, iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, Safari 17.4.
 Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced.
 (CVE-2024-23284)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to macOS 14.4 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214084

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 191713

File Name: macos_HT214084.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 3/7/2024

Updated: 3/29/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-23276

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-23296

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x, cpe:/o:apple:macos

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/7/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 3/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-42816, CVE-2022-48554, CVE-2023-42853, CVE-2023-48795, CVE-2023-51384, CVE-2023-51385, CVE-2024-0258, CVE-2024-23205, CVE-2024-23216, CVE-2024-23225, CVE-2024-23226, CVE-2024-23227, CVE-2024-23230, CVE-2024-23231, CVE-2024-23232, CVE-2024-23233, CVE-2024-23234, CVE-2024-23235, CVE-2024-23238, CVE-2024-23239, CVE-2024-23241, CVE-2024-23242, CVE-2024-23244, CVE-2024-23245, CVE-2024-23246, CVE-2024-23247, CVE-2024-23248, CVE-2024-23249, CVE-2024-23250, CVE-2024-23253, CVE-2024-23254, CVE-2024-23255, CVE-2024-23257, CVE-2024-23258, CVE-2024-23259, CVE-2024-23260, CVE-2024-23263, CVE-2024-23264, CVE-2024-23265, CVE-2024-23266, CVE-2024-23267, CVE-2024-23268, CVE-2024-23269, CVE-2024-23270, CVE-2024-23272, CVE-2024-23273, CVE-2024-23274, CVE-2024-23275, CVE-2024-23276, CVE-2024-23277, CVE-2024-23278, CVE-2024-23279, CVE-2024-23280, CVE-2024-23281, CVE-2024-23283, CVE-2024-23284, CVE-2024-23285, CVE-2024-23286, CVE-2024-23287, CVE-2024-23288, CVE-2024-23289, CVE-2024-23290, CVE-2024-23291, CVE-2024-23292, CVE-2024-23293, CVE-2024-23294, CVE-2024-23296

APPLE-SA: HT214084

IAVA: 2024-A-0142-S