CVE-2024-54539: Race Condition

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

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

— Apple

AppleGraphicsControl. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Credit

Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), an anonymous researcher, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Kandji), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), D4m0n, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, CertiK SkyFall Team, Dillon Franke(Google Project Zero), Michael Cohen, D’Angelo Gonzalez(CrowdStrike), Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Kirin@@Pwnrin, 7feilee, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Gary Kwong, Junsung Lee(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), sohybbyk, Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Ben Roeder, CVE-2024-45490, 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Bohdan Stasiuk@@Bohdan_Stasiuk, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative), Halle Winkler, Politepix (theoffcuts.org), Amy@@asentientbot, Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf, CVE-2024-45306, Politepix theoffcuts.org, Trent Lloyd@@lathiat, Benjamin Hornbeck(ZUSO ART), Skadz@@skadz108(ZUSO ART), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup, Smi1e@@Smi1eSEC, Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Hyerean Jang, Taehun Kim, Youngjoo Shin, Meng Zhang (鲸落)(NorthSea), Andrew James Gonzalez, Dragon Fruit Security (Davis Dai, ORAC 落云, Frank Du cooperative discovery), 神罚@@Pwnrin, 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, Yokesh Muthu K, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(OffSec), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Microsoft), Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), Seunghyun Lee, Brendon Tiszka(Google Project Zero), linjy(HKUS3Lab), chluo(WHUSecLab), Xiangwei Zhang(Tencent Security YUNDING LAB), Tashita Software Security, Lukas Bernhard, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing)

Affected Software

9 affected componentsFixes available
apple macOS Sonoma
apple macOS Sequoia
apple macOS Ventura
Apple macOS<13.7.2
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.7.2
Apple macOS>=15.0<15.2
apple macOS Sonoma<14.7.2
14.7.2
apple macOS Ventura<13.7.2
13.7.2
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
Jan 27, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:46 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:46 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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-2024-54539?

CVE-2024-54539 is considered a significant vulnerability due to its potential to allow unauthorized applications to capture keyboard events.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-54539?

To fix CVE-2024-54539, upgrade to macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, or macOS Ventura 13.7.2.

3

Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2024-54539?

CVE-2024-54539 affects Apple macOS Sonoma, macOS Sequoia, and macOS Ventura prior to the mentioned updates.

4

What specific issue does CVE-2024-54539 address?

CVE-2024-54539 addresses the vulnerability that allows apps to capture keyboard events from the lock screen.

5

Have there been any exploits reported for CVE-2024-54539?

At this time, there are no public reports of active exploits for CVE-2024-54539.

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