CVE-2024-40815
Last modified
CVE-2024-40815 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, tvOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6. EPSS estimates a 1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, tvOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6. A malicious attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Ipados | < 17.6 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | < 17.6 |
| Apple | Macos | < 13.6.8 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 14.0, < 14.6 |
| Apple | Tvos | < 17.6 |
| Apple | Watchos | < 10.6 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16Mailing 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/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214120Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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