CVE-2024-40788

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.6. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected system shutdown.

• CWE-843
• CWE-843

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120908
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120909
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120910
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120911
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120912
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120914
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120915
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120916
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/19Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/20Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214118Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214120Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214123Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214116
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214117
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214118
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214120
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214122
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214124

Published

Jul 29, 2024

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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