CVE-2024-40771 (GCVE-0-2024-40771)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-01-15 19:35
Modified
2025-01-16 17:02
Severity ?
8.4 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, watchOS 10.5, tvOS 17.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, visionOS 1.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120898Vendor Advisory, Release Notes
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120899Vendor Advisory, Release Notes
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120900Vendor Advisory, Release Notes
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120901Vendor Advisory, Release Notes
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120902Vendor Advisory, Release Notes
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120903Vendor Advisory, Release Notes
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120905Vendor Advisory, Release Notes
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120906Vendor Advisory, Release Notes
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 13.6
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   Apple tvOS Version: unspecified   < 17.5
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   Apple visionOS Version: unspecified   < 1.2
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   Apple iOS and iPadOS Version: unspecified   < 16.7
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   Apple iOS and iPadOS Version: unspecified   < 17.5
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   Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 12.7
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   Apple watchOS Version: unspecified   < 10.5
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   Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 14.5
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