CVE-2024-27863: Input Validation

Published Jul 29, 2024
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Updated

Accounts. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

Other sources

AirDrop. This issue was addressed through improved state management.

— Apple

An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.6. A local attacker may be able to determine kernel memory layout.

— MITRE

apache. This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.

— Apple

APFS. The issue was addressed with improved restriction of data container access.

— Apple

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

— Apple

Credit

CertiK SkyFall Team, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, D4m0n, w0wbox, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), CVE-2023-6277, CVE-2023-52356, Yisumi, Junsung Lee(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Amir Bazine(CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations), Karsten König(CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations), Gandalf4a, Minghao Lin(Zhejiang University), Jiaxun Zhu(Zhejiang University), CVE-2024-40805, Jacob Braun, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat(Dawn Security Lab of JingDong), an anonymous researcher, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Bistrit Dahal, Srijan Poudel, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal India), ajajfxhj, Huang Xilin(Ant Group Light), Maksymilian Motyl, Johan Carlsson (joaxcar), Seunghyun Lee@@0x10n(KAIST Hacking Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Gary Kwong, Andreas Jaegersberger, Ro Achterberg, Linwz(DEVCORE), (CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations), Mateen Alinaghi, (Dawn Security Lab of JingDong), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Kandji), Jiahui Hu (梅零落)(NorthSea), Meng Zhang (鲸落)(NorthSea), Matthew Butler, CVE-2024-4558, IES Red Team(ByteDance), Yeto, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2024-2004, CVE-2024-2379, CVE-2024-2398, CVE-2024-2466, Yann Gascuel(Alter Solutions), Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), sqrtpwn, Patrick Wardle(DoubleYou), Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf, Adam M., CVE-2024-6387, Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, (Kandji), Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Yadhu Krishna M(Cyber Security At Suma Soft Pvt), Narendra Bhati(Cyber Security At Suma Soft Pvt), Manager(Cyber Security At Suma Soft Pvt), Pune (India), Joshua Jones, Jiwon Park, Marcio Almeida(Tanto Security), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Pr(Bar), Pr(Hebrew University), EP, Hanqiu Wang(University of Florida), Zihao Zhan(Texas Tech University), Haoqi Shan(Certik), Siqi Dai(University of Florida), Max Panoff(University of Florida), (University of Florida), Shuo Wang(University of Florida), Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitSMM, Minghao Lin

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.6
14.6
Apple tvOS<17.6
17.6
Apple WatchOS<10.6
10.6
Apple visionOS<1.3
1.3
Apple iOS<17.6
17.6
Apple iPadOS<17.6
17.6
Apple iPadOS<17.6
Apple iPhone OS<17.6
Apple macOS<14.6
Apple tvOS<17.6
Apple visionOS<1.3
Apple WatchOS<10.6

Event History

Jul 29, 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·10:16 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:16 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-27863?

CVE-2024-27863 is classified as an information disclosure vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-27863?

To fix CVE-2024-27863, update to the latest versions of affected software: iOS 17.6, iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, or macOS Sonoma 14.6.

3

What types of devices are affected by CVE-2024-27863?

CVE-2024-27863 affects Apple devices running iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS, and macOS.

4

Can a remote attacker exploit CVE-2024-27863?

No, CVE-2024-27863 requires local access to the device for exploitation.

5

What kind of information might be disclosed due to CVE-2024-27863?

CVE-2024-27863 could allow a local attacker to deduce kernel memory layout.

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