CVE-2024-44165: Race Condition

Published Sep 16, 2024
·
Updated

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7, visionOS 2. Network traffic may leak outside a VPN tunnel.

Other sources

Accessibility. This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device.

— Apple

Accessibility. This issue was addressed through improved state management.

— Apple

Accessibility. This issue was addressed with improved data protection.

— Apple

Accounts. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

Accounts. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Credit

Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Anton Boegler, Snoolie Keffaber@@0xilis, an anonymous researcher, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, dw0r(ZeroPointer Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(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, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Kirin@@Pwnrin(NorthSea), luckyu@@uuulucky(NorthSea), Bohdan Stasiuk@@Bohdan_Stasiuk, Stephan Casas, CVE-2024-44129, Holger Fuhrmannek, Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, Junsung Lee, Alexander Heinrich, SEEMOO, DistriNet, KU Leuven@@vanhoefm, TU Darmstadt@@Sn0wfreeze, Mathy Vanhoef, OSS-Fuzz(Google Project Zero), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), CVE-2023-5841, Max Thomas, 냥냥, Narendra Bhati(Cyber Security At Suma Soft Pvt), Manager(Cyber Security At Suma Soft Pvt), Pune (India), Tashita Software Security, Ron Masas, Narendra Bhati(Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt), Manager(Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt), Jake Derouin (jakederouin.com), Anamika Adhikari, Bistrit Dahal, Matej Moravec@@MacejkoMoravec, Justin Cohen, Pwn2car(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Pedro José Pereira Vieito@@pvieito, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal India), Tuan D. Hoang, Daniele Antonioli, @@08Tc3wBB(Jamf), Jeff Johnson (underpassapp.com), Joshua Keller, Lukas, Kenneth Chew, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Om Kothawade(Zaprico Digital), Omar A. Alanis(the UNTHSC College of Pharmacy), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup, Srijan Poudel, K宝, LFY@@secsys, Smi1e, yulige, Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech), Ron Masas(BreakPoint), Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks), Preet Dsouza (Fleming College, Computer Security & Investigations Program), Domien Schepers, Chloe Surett, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, CVE-2024-44130, Halle Winkler, Politepix@@hallewinkler, Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf, CVE-2023-4504, Meng Zhang (鲸落)(NorthSea), Brian McNulty(Computer Science), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, Vaibhav Prajapati, CVE-2024-39894, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit(SecuRing), Vivek Dhar, working as Assistant Sub-Inspector (RM) in Border Security Force (Frontier Headquarter BSF Kashmir), Om Kothawade(the UNTHSC College of Pharmacy), Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), CVE-2024-41957, Hafiizh(HakTrak), YoKo Kho@@yokoacc(HakTrak), Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic, ant4g0nist, Charly Suchanek, CVE-2024-44134, Tim Clem, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h

Affected Software

13 affected componentsFixes available
Apple visionOS<2
2
Apple macOS<14.7
14.7
macOS<15
15
Apple iOS and iPadOS<18
18
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<18
18
Apple iOS and iPadOS<17.7
17.7
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<17.7
17.7
macOS<13.7
macOS>=14.0<14.7
iPhone OS<17.7
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<17.7
Apple visionOS<2.0
macOS Ventura<13.7
13.7

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·11:23 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:23 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Sep 17, 2024
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-44165?

CVE-2024-44165 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to the potential network traffic leakage outside of a VPN tunnel.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-44165?

To fix CVE-2024-44165, update your device to macOS Ventura 13.7, iOS 17.7, iPadOS 17.7, visionOS 2, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sonoma 14.7, or macOS Sequoia 15.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2024-44165?

CVE-2024-44165 affects macOS versions up to 13.6, iOS versions up to 17.6, iPadOS versions up to 17.6, and visionOS version 1.

4

What could be the impact of CVE-2024-44165?

The impact of CVE-2024-44165 could include unauthorized exposure of network traffic and sensitive data due to VPN tunnel leaks.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2024-44165?

Currently, there are no known workarounds for CVE-2024-44165 other than updating to the patched versions.

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