CVE-2024-44276: Use After Free

Published Dec 11, 2024
·
Updated

Accounts. A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling.

Other sources

APFS. This issue was addressed through improved state management.

— Apple

Apple Account. The issue was addressed with improved handling of protocols.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. This issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Audio. An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management.

— Apple

Credit

Benjamin Hornbeck(ZUSO ART), Skadz@@skadz108(ZUSO ART), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), an anonymous researcher, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Micheal Chukwu, Smi1e@@Smi1eSEC, Bistrit Dahal, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Gary Kwong, Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Junsung Lee(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), sohybbyk, CVE-2024-45490, 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Andrew James Gonzalez, Dragon Fruit Security (Davis Dai, ORAC 落云, Frank Du cooperative discovery), Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), Rakeshkumar Talaviya, Tomomasa Hiraiwa, Talal Haj Bakry(Mysk Inc), Tommy Mysk@@mysk_co(Mysk Inc), Jacob Braun, Rei@@reizydev, Kenneth Chew, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2024-45306, Seunghyun Lee, Brendon Tiszka(Google Project Zero), linjy(HKUS3Lab), chluo(WHUSecLab), Xiangwei Zhang(Tencent Security YUNDING LAB), Tashita Software Security, Lukas Bernhard

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iOS and iPadOS<18.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<18.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<18.2
iPhone OS<18.2
Apple iOS and iPadOS<18.2
18.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<18.2
18.2

Event History

Dec 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Mar 17, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:38 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:38 PM
DescriptionWeakness

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-2024-44276?

CVE-2024-44276 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to the potential for sensitive information leakage.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-44276?

To fix CVE-2024-44276, users should update their devices to iOS 18.2 or iPadOS 18.2.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2024-44276?

CVE-2024-44276 affects Apple iOS versions up to 18.2 and iPadOS versions up to 18.2.

4

What type of information can be leaked due to CVE-2024-44276?

CVE-2024-44276 may allow a user in a privileged network position to leak sensitive information transmitted over the network.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2024-44276?

There is no known workaround for CVE-2024-44276; updating to the latest version is the recommended solution.

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