CVE-2024-27840
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CVE-2024-27840 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.3/10 on the CVSS scale. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory protections.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Ipados | < 16.7.8 |
| Apple | Ipados | >= 17.0, < 17.5 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | < 16.7.8 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | >= 17.0, < 17.5 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 12.0, < 12.7.5 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 13.0, < 13.6.7 |
| Apple | Tvos | < 17.5 |
| Apple | Visionos | < 1.2 |
| Apple | Watchos | < 10.5 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jun/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214100Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214101Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214102Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214104Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214105Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214107Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214108Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214100Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214101Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214102Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214104Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214105Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214107Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214108Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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