CVE-2024-27824: Input Validation

Published May 13, 2024
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Updated

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

Other sources

AppleAVD. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

— Apple

AppleVA. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AVEVideoEncoder. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

Credit

Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, an anonymous researcher, Pr(Bar), Pr(Hebrew University), EP, LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Daniel Zajork, Joshua Zajork, Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitsmm(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, CVE-2024-27806, ajajfxhj, an anonymous researcher(Concentrix), 凯 王(Concentrix), Steven Maser(Concentrix), Matthew McLean(Concentrix), Brandon Chesser(Concentrix), CPU IT inc(Concentrix), (Concentrix), Avalon IT Team(Concentrix), CVE-2024-23296, Yann GASCUEL(Alter Solutions), Kirin@@Pwnrin, 小来来@@Smi1eSEC, pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Amir Bazine(CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations), Karsten König(CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations), Joshua Jewett@@JoshJewett33, Ron Masas(Imperva), CertiK SkyFall Team, Junsung Lee(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), an anonymous researcher(MIT CSAIL), (MIT CSAIL), Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Nick Wellnhofer, Gil Pedersen, Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Scott Johnson(RIPEDA Consulting), Mykola Grymalyuk(RIPEDA Consulting), Jordy Witteman, Carlos Polop, Narendra Bhati(Suma Soft Pvt), Shaheen Fazim, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), LFY@@secsys, yulige, Snoolie Keffaber@@0xilis, Robert Reichel, Maksymilian Motyl(Immunity Systems), Manfred Paul@@_manfp(Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative), Emilio Cobos(Mozilla), Lukas Bernhard(CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Joe Rutkowski@@Joe12387(Crawless), @@abrahamjuliot, Jeff Johnson(underpassapp), Pwn2car(Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative), (Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative), Minghao Lin(Baidu Security), (Baidu Security), Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitSMM

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS<14.5
14.5
macOS<12.7.5
12.7.5
macOS Ventura<13.6.7
13.6.7
macOS>=12.0<12.7.5
macOS>=13.0<13.6.7
macOS>=14.0<14.5

Event History

May 13, 2024
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
May 14, 2024
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:13 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected 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-2024-27824?

CVE-2024-27824 has been assessed as having a high severity due to its potential to allow privilege escalation.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-27824?

To fix CVE-2024-27824, upgrade to macOS Sonoma 14.5 or later, or ensure your macOS version is above 12.7.5 or 13.6.7.

3

Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2024-27824?

CVE-2024-27824 affects macOS versions prior to 12.7.5, 13.6.7, and 14.5.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2024-27824?

The impact of CVE-2024-27824 is that it may allow an application to elevate its privileges on the affected systems.

5

When was CVE-2024-27824 addressed?

CVE-2024-27824 was addressed and fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5.

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