A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6. A sandboxed app may be able to access sensitive user data in system logs.
Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ipados | Apple | * | 16.7.9 (excluding) |
| Ipados | Apple | 17.0 (including) | 17.6 (excluding) |
| Iphone_os | Apple | * | 16.7.9 (excluding) |
| Iphone_os | Apple | 17.0 (including) | 17.6 (excluding) |
| Macos | Apple | * | 12.7.6 (excluding) |
| Macos | Apple | 13.0 (including) | 13.6.8 (excluding) |
| Macos | Apple | 14.0 (including) | 14.6 (excluding) |
While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for: