Apple on Thursday released macOS Ventura 13.4.1 to the public. The macOS Ventura update can be downloaded for free on compatible Macs using the Software Update section of System Preferences.
According to Apple’s release notes, the update provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users.
Kernel
Available for: macOS Ventura
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.
Description: An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2023-32434: Georgy Kucherin (@kucher1n), Leonid Bezvershenko (@bzvr_), and Boris Larin (@oct0xor) of Kaspersky
WebKit
Available for: macOS Ventura
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.
WebKit Bugzilla: 256567
CVE-2023-32439: an anonymous researcher
Apple has also released macOS 11.7.8 and macOS 12.6.7 security updates for those with Macs that are not compatible with macOS Ventura.
