CVE-2024-40841: High severity Apple macOS vulnerability

Published Sep 16, 2024
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Updated

Accounts. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

Other sources

Accounts. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Accounts. The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic.

— Apple

Airport. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7. Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination.

— MITRE

APFS. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Credit

Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Holger Fuhrmannek, Anton Boegler, Snoolie Keffaber@@0xilis, an anonymous researcher, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, Junsung Lee, dw0r(ZeroPointer Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Antonio Zekić, Andrew Lytvynov, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf, Kirin@@Pwnrin(Fudan University), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Olivier Levon, ajajfxhj, Rifa'i Rejal Maynando, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Pedro José Pereira Vieito@@pvieito, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Kirin@@Pwnrin(NorthSea), luckyu@@uuulucky(NorthSea), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Bohdan Stasiuk@@Bohdan_Stasiuk, Pwn2car(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, CVE-2024-44130, Halle Winkler, Politepix@@hallewinkler, Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf, CVE-2023-4504, @@08Tc3wBB(Jamf), Alexander Heinrich, SEEMOO, DistriNet, KU Leuven@@vanhoefm, TU Darmstadt@@Sn0wfreeze, Mathy Vanhoef, Jeff Johnson (underpassapp.com), OSS-Fuzz(Google Project Zero), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), CVE-2023-5841, Meng Zhang (鲸落)(NorthSea), Brian McNulty(Computer Science), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, Vaibhav Prajapati, CVE-2024-39894, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Narendra Bhati(Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt), Manager(Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt), Pune (India), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit(SecuRing), 냥냥, Vivek Dhar, working as Assistant Sub-Inspector (RM) in Border Security Force (Frontier Headquarter BSF Kashmir), Om Kothawade(the UNTHSC College of Pharmacy), Omar A. Alanis(the UNTHSC College of Pharmacy), Bistrit Dahal, Matej Moravec@@MacejkoMoravec, K宝, LFY@@secsys, Smi1e, yulige, Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech), Ron Masas(BreakPoint), Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), CVE-2024-41957, Narendra Bhati(Cyber Security At Suma Soft Pvt), Manager(Cyber Security At Suma Soft Pvt), Tashita Software Security, Ron Masas, Hafiizh(HakTrak), YoKo Kho@@yokoacc(HakTrak), Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks), Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic, ant4g0nist, Charly Suchanek, CVE-2024-44134, Preet Dsouza (Fleming College, Computer Security & Investigations Program), Domien Schepers, Tim Clem, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h, CVE-2024-44129

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS<14.7
14.7
macOS<15
15
macOS>=14.0<14.7

Event History

Sep 16, 2024
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:22 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:22 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Sep 17, 2024
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-40841?

CVE-2024-40841 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on user accounts and permissions.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-40841?

To fix CVE-2024-40841, users should update to the latest version of macOS Sonoma 14.7 or macOS Sequoia 15 as soon as possible.

3

What types of software are affected by CVE-2024-40841?

CVE-2024-40841 affects macOS versions ranging from 14.0 up to 14.7 and also impacts macOS Sequoia below version 15.

4

What issues does CVE-2024-40841 address?

CVE-2024-40841 addresses a permissions issue with improved checks and enhanced permissions logic within the accounts framework.

5

When was CVE-2024-40841 disclosed?

CVE-2024-40841 was disclosed in 2024 as part of Apple's security updates.

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