Apple today released iOS/iPadOS 17.0.3. These updates fix two vulnerabilities. A WebRTC vulnerability that could be used to execute arbitrary code, establishing initial access to the device, and a Kernel vulnerability used to elevate privileges. The privilege escalation vulnerability has been exploited against older versions of iOS. See Apple’s page about these vulnerabilities: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213961.
iOS 17.0.3 and iPadOS 17.0.3
CVE-2023-42824 [critical] *** EXPLOITED *** Kernel
The issue was addressed with improved checks.
A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.6.
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CVE-2023-5217 [critical] WebRTC
A buffer overflow may result in arbitrary code execution
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