CVE-2024-54515: Use After Free

Published Dec 11, 2024
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Updated

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

Other sources

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

— Apple

APFS. This issue was addressed through improved state management.

— Apple

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

— Apple

Apple Software Restore. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

AppleGraphicsControl. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

Credit

Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Kandji), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), D4m0n, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), CertiK SkyFall Team, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Dillon Franke(Google Project Zero), Smi1e@@Smi1eSEC, an anonymous researcher, Michael Cohen, D’Angelo Gonzalez(CrowdStrike), Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Kirin@@Pwnrin, 7feilee, 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, Hyerean Jang, Taehun Kim, Youngjoo Shin, CVE-2024-45490, 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Meng Zhang (鲸落)(NorthSea), Andrew James Gonzalez, Dragon Fruit Security (Davis Dai, ORAC 落云, Frank Du cooperative discovery), Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), 神罚@@Pwnrin, Bohdan Stasiuk@@Bohdan_Stasiuk, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), Rakeshkumar Talaviya, Tomomasa Hiraiwa, Talal Haj Bakry(Mysk Inc), Tommy Mysk@@mysk_co(Mysk Inc), CVE-2016-1246, CVE-2023-31484, CVE-2023-31486, CVE-2023-47100, Jacob Braun, Rei@@reizydev, Kenneth Chew, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative), Yokesh Muthu K, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(OffSec), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Microsoft), Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), Amy@@asentientbot, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf, 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, Halle Winkler, Politepix theoffcuts.org, Trent Lloyd@@lathiat, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Benjamin Hornbeck(ZUSO ART), Skadz@@skadz108(ZUSO ART), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS<15.2
apple macOS Sequoia<15.2
15.2

Event History

Dec 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:59 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:59 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-54515?

CVE-2024-54515 has been classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to the potential for malicious apps to gain root privileges.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-54515?

To fix CVE-2024-54515, update your macOS Sequoia to version 15.2 or later.

3

What platforms are affected by CVE-2024-54515?

CVE-2024-54515 affects Apple macOS versions prior to 15.2.

4

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2024-54515?

The main impact of CVE-2024-54515 is that a malicious app could exploit the vulnerability to gain elevated root privileges on the system.

5

What changes were made to address CVE-2024-54515?

CVE-2024-54515 was addressed with improved restrictions and enhanced file handling to manage states more effectively.

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