Apple Security Advisory 10-25-2023-8 - watchOS 10.1 addresses bypass, code execution, and use-after-free vulnerabilities.
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APPLE-SA-10-25-2023-8 watchOS 10.1
watchOS 10.1 addresses the following issues.
Information about the security content is also available at
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988.
Apple maintains a Security Updates page at
https://support.apple.com/HT201222 which lists recent
software updates with security advisories.
Find My
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information
Description: The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.
CVE-2023-40413: Adam M.
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may
be able to bypass kernel memory mitigations
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2023-42849: Linus Henze of Pinauten GmbH (pinauten.de)
Mail Drafts
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: Hide My Email may be deactivated unexpectedly
Description: An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with
improved state management.
CVE-2023-40408: Grzegorz Riegel
mDNSResponder
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: A device may be passively tracked by its Wi-Fi MAC address
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2023-42846: Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk of Mysk Inc. @mysk_co
Siri
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: An attacker with physical access may be able to use Siri to
access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on
a locked device.
CVE-2023-41982: Bistrit Dahla
CVE-2023-41997: Bistrit Dahla
CVE-2023-41988: Bistrit Dahla
Weather
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data
redaction for log entries.
CVE-2023-41254: Cristian Dinca of "Tudor Vianu" National High School of
Computer Science, Romania
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 259836
CVE-2023-40447: 이준성(Junsung Lee) of Cross Republic
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory
management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 259890
CVE-2023-41976: 이준성(Junsung Lee)
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
WebKit Bugzilla: 260173
CVE-2023-42852: an anonymous researcher
Additional recognition
VoiceOver
We would like to acknowledge Abhay Kailasia (@abhay_kailasia) of Lakshmi
Narain College Of Technology Bhopal India for their assistance.
WebKit
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their
assistance.
Instructions on how to update your Apple Watch software are available
at https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204641 To check the version on
your Apple Watch, open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone and select
"My Watch > General > About". Alternatively, on your watch, select
"My Watch > General > About".
All information is also posted on the Apple Security Updates
web site: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222.
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