CVE-2024-27878 (GCVE-0-2024-27878)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-07-29 22:16 – Updated: 2025-11-04 17:19
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Summary
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
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Impacted products
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 14.6 (custom)
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