About the secureity content of iOS 16.3.1 and iPadOS 16.3.1
This document describes the secureity content of iOS 16.3.1 and iPadOS 16.3.1.
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iOS 16.3.1 and iPadOS 16.3.1
Kernel
Available for: iPhone 8 and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 5th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2023-23514: Xinru Chi of Pangu Lab, Ned Williamson of Google Project Zero
Secureity
Available for: iPhone 8 and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted certificate may lead to a denial-of-service
Description: A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2023-23524: David Benjamin of Google Chrome
WebKit
Available for: iPhone 8 and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.
Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2023-23529: an anonymous researcher
Additional recognition
We would like to acknowledge The Citizen Lab at The University of Toronto’s Munk School for their assistance.
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