CVE-2024-23211: Low severity Apple macOS Sonoma vulnerability

Published Jan 22, 2024
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Updated

A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of user preferences. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.3, iOS 16.7.5 and iPadOS 16.7.5, iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3, watchOS 10.3. A user's private browsing activity may be visible in Settings.

Other sources

Apple Neural Engine. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

CoreCrypto. A timing side-channel issue was addressed with improvements to constant-time computation in cryptographic functions.

— Apple

Kernel. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

libxpc. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

Mail Search. This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

— Apple

Credit

Mark Bowers, Noah Roskin-Frazee, Pr, Ian de Marcellus, Jubaer Alnazi@@h33tjubaer, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, an anonymous researcher, Wangtaiyu(Zhongfu info), James Lee@@Windowsrcer, fmyy@@binary_fmyy(TIANGONG Team of Legendsec at QI), lime(TIANGONG Team of Legendsec at QI), Koh M. Nakagawa(FFRI Security Inc), Clemens Lang, Ye Zhang(Baidu Security)

Affected Software

14 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.3
14.3
Apple WatchOS<10.3
10.3
Apple Safari<17.3
17.3
Apple iOS<17.3
17.3
Apple iPadOS<17.3
17.3
Apple iOS<16.7.5
16.7.5
Apple iPadOS<16.7.5
16.7.5
Apple Safari<17.3
Apple iPadOS>16.0<16.7.5
Apple iPadOS>17.0<17.3
Apple iPhone OS>16.0<16.7.5
Apple iPhone OS>17.0<17.3
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.3
Apple WatchOS<10.3

Event History

Jan 23, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:25 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:25 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·01:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-23211?

CVE-2024-23211 is classified as a privacy issue due to the handling of user preferences.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-23211?

To fix CVE-2024-23211, update to the latest versions of the affected products which include watchOS 10.3, iOS 17.3, iPadOS 17.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3, and Safari 17.3.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2024-23211?

CVE-2024-23211 affects watchOS versions prior to 10.3, iOS versions before 17.3 and 16.7.5, iPadOS versions before 17.3 and 16.7.5, and macOS prior to 14.3.

4

What kind of issue is CVE-2024-23211 classified as?

CVE-2024-23211 is classified as a privacy issue related to visible private browsing activity.

5

When was CVE-2024-23211 reported?

CVE-2024-23211 was reported and acknowledged with improvements in handling user preferences released in the associated updates.

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