CVE-2024-27856: Code Injection

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

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

AppleVA. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

Credit

Minghao Lin(Baidu Security), (Baidu Security), Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitSMM, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, an anonymous researcher, 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), Lucas Monteiro, Daniel Monteiro, Felipe Monteiro, Alexander Heinrich, SEEMOO, TU Darmstadt@@Sn0wfreeze, Shai Mishali@@freak4pc, CertiK SkyFall Team, Junsung Lee(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), an anonymous researcher(MIT CSAIL), (MIT CSAIL), Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Pr(Bar), Pr(Hebrew University), EP, Nick Wellnhofer, Gil Pedersen, Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun, LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Talal Haj Bakry(Mysk Inc), Tommy Mysk@@mysk_co(Mysk Inc), Daniel Zajork, Joshua Zajork, Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitsmm(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Andr.Ess, Adam Berry, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), LFY@@secsys, yulige, Snoolie Keffaber@@0xilis, Robert Reichel, Srijan Poudel, CVE-2024-27806, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal), Romy R., ajajfxhj, Maksymilian Motyl(Immunity Systems), Manfred Paul@@_manfp(Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative), Emilio Cobos(Mozilla), Lukas Bernhard(CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Manfred Paul@@_manfp(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Joe Rutkowski@@Joe12387(Crawless), @@abrahamjuliot, Jeff Johnson(underpassapp), Dalibor Milanovic, Narendra Bhati(Suma Soft Pvt), Shaheen Fazim, CVE-2024-23296, Ron Masas(Imperva), Scott Johnson(RIPEDA Consulting), Mykola Grymalyuk(RIPEDA Consulting), Jordy Witteman, Carlos Polop, Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, Yann GASCUEL(Alter Solutions), Ryan Pickren (ryanpickren.com), Pwn2car(Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative), (Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative)

Affected Software

25 affected componentsFixes available
Apple tvOS<17.5
17.5
Apple WatchOS<10.5
10.5
Apple visionOS<1.2
1.2
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.5
14.5
Apple Safari<17.5
17.5
Apple macOS Sonoma
Apple iOS
Apple iPadOS
Apple Safari
Apple WatchOS
Apple tvOS
Apple visionOS
Apple iOS<17.5
17.5
Apple iPadOS<17.5
17.5
Apple iOS<16.7.8
16.7.8
Apple iPadOS<16.7.8
16.7.8
Apple Safari<17.5
Apple iPadOS<16.7.8
Apple iPadOS>=17.0<17.5
Apple iPhone OS<16.7.8
Apple iPhone OS>=17.0<17.5
Apple macOS<14.5
Apple tvOS<17.5
Apple visionOS<1.2
Apple WatchOS<10.5

Event History

May 13, 2024
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Jun 10, 2024
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Jan 15, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:35 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:35 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Feb 10, 2025
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:34 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-27856?

CVE-2024-27856 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for arbitrary code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-27856?

CVE-2024-27856 can be fixed by updating to macOS Sonoma 14.5, iOS 16.7.8, iPadOS 16.7.8, Safari 17.5, watchOS 10.5, tvOS 17.5, or visionOS 1.2.

3

What types of software are affected by CVE-2024-27856?

CVE-2024-27856 affects Apple macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Safari, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS.

4

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2024-27856?

Exploiting CVE-2024-27856 may lead to unexpected application termination or allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

5

When was CVE-2024-27856 addressed by Apple?

CVE-2024-27856 was addressed with improved checks in updates released in 2024.

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