A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.
Weakness
The product writes sensitive information to a log file.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ipados | Apple | * | 15.7.8 (excluding) |
| Ipados | Apple | 16.0 (including) | 16.6 (excluding) |
| Iphone_os | Apple | * | 15.7.8 (excluding) |
| Iphone_os | Apple | 16.0 (including) | 16.6 (excluding) |
| Macos | Apple | 11.0 (including) | 11.7.9 (excluding) |
| Macos | Apple | 12.0.0 (including) | 12.6.8 (excluding) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213841
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213841