CVE-2024-23243: Medium severity iPadOS vulnerability

Published Mar 5, 2024
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Updated

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.

Other sources

Accessibility. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

— Apple

Credit

Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), CVE-2024-23291, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Kirin@@Pwnrin, Marc Newlin(SkySafe), CVE-2024-23205, CVE-2022-48554, an anonymous researcher, Junsung Lee(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Amir Bazine(CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations), Karsten König(CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun, Lyutoon, Mr.R, CVE-2024-23225, CVE-2024-23235, Xinru Chi(Pangu Lab), ali yabuz, scj643, Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitsmm(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Harsh Tyagi, CVE-2024-23296, CVE-2024-23220, Lyra Rebane (rebane2001), Om Kothawade, Matej Rabzelj, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, luckyu@@uuulucky, K宝(Fudan University), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Lewis Hardy, Bistrit Dahal, CVE-2024-23241, CVE-2024-23242, Deutsche Telekom Security GmbH sponsored by Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, Pwn2car, James Lee@@Windowsrcer, Johan Carlsson (joaxcar), Georg Felber, Marco Squarcina, anbu1024(SecANT)

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
iPadOS<17.4
iPhone OS<17.4
Apple iOS and iPadOS<17.4
17.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<17.4
17.4

Event History

Mar 5, 2024
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:24 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:24 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:16 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Mar 6, 2024
News Published
via The Register·05:01 PM
News Published
via The Register·05:06 PM
Feb 8, 2026
News Published
via The Register·10:25 PM

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-23243?

CVE-2024-23243 addresses a privacy issue that can expose sensitive location information, which is particularly concerning for user data protection.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-23243?

To fix CVE-2024-23243, update your device to iOS 17.4 or iPadOS 17.4 or later.

3

Which devices are affected by CVE-2024-23243?

CVE-2024-23243 affects devices running iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 17.4.

4

What is the nature of the issue in CVE-2024-23243?

CVE-2024-23243 is a privacy issue that allows an app to improperly read sensitive location information from log entries.

5

Was CVE-2024-23243 addressed in earlier updates?

CVE-2024-23243 was specifically addressed in the release of iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4.

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