CVE-2025-24144: Use After Free

Published Jan 27, 2025
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Updated

Accessibility. An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.

Other sources

afpfs. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

afpfs. This issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

AirDrop. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

AirPlay. A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation.

— Apple

AirPlay. A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Credit

Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), an anonymous researcher, Dayton Pidhirney(Atredis Partners), Lyutoon, YenKoc, Mateusz Krzywicki@@krzywix, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Lucas Leong@@_wmliang_(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Christian Kohlschütter, CVE-2024-8176, Paweł Płatek (Trail(Bits), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), wac, Dave G., Kirin@@Pwnrin, 7feilee, Eric Dorphy(Twin Cities App Dev LLC), Adam M., Lyutoon(Atredis Partners), YenKoc(Atredis Partners), CVE-2025-26465, CVE-2025-26466, Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Dillon Franke(Google Project Zero), wac(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Uri Katz (Oligo Security), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(Zhejiang University), babywu(Zhejiang University), (Zhejiang University), Xingwei Lin(Zhejiang University), Google Threat Analysis Group, Desmond(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Pwn2car & Rotiple (HyeongSeok Jang)(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2025-24085, Song Hyun Bae@@bshyuunn, Lee Dong Ha (Who4mI), Wang Yu(Cyberserval), DongJun Kim@@smlijun, JongSeong Kim in Enki WhiteHat@@nevul37, D4m0n, pattern-f@@pattern_F_, Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Q1IQ@@q1iqF(NUS CuriOSity), P1umer@@p1umer(Imperial Global Singapore), linjy(HKUS3Lab), chluo(WHUSecLab), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas @social.lol)@@biscuit, @@RenwaX23, Bohdan Stasiuk@@Bohdan_Stasiuk, Matej Moravec@@MacejkoMoravec, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Joshua Jones, 风(binary_fmyy), Minghao Lin@(Y1nKoc), Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, Josh Parnham@@joshparnham, 神罚@@Pwnrin, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Junsung Lee, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Yann GASCUEL(Alter Solutions), Johan Carlsson (joaxcar), PixiePoint Security, Ron Masas(BREAKPOINT), Andrew James Gonzalez, Saagar Jha, Richard Hyunho Im@@richeeta, Andr.Ess, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Google V8 Security Team, Ignacio Sanmillan@@ulexec, Jiming Wang, Jikai Ren, Yuhao Hu, Yan Kang, Chenggang Wu, Xiaojie Wei, Thibaud Kehler, jioundai(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), chen fengjiao(HBC), Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, Zikan Wang@@Lakr233, Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Hichem Maloufi, Hakim Boukhadra, mastersplinter, Jason Gendron@@gendron_jason, 이준성 (Junsung Lee), Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C)

Affected Software

18 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Ventura<13.7.6
13.7.6
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.7.6
14.7.6
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.3
15.3
Apple tvOS<18.3
18.3
Apple WatchOS<11.3
11.3
Apple visionOS<2.3
2.3
Apple iOS<18.3
18.3
Apple iPadOS<18.3
18.3
Apple iPadOS<17.7.7
17.7.7
Apple iPadOS<17.7.7
Apple iPadOS>=18.0<18.3
Apple iPhone OS<18.3
Apple macOS<13.7.6
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.7.6
Apple macOS>=15.0<15.3
Apple tvOS<18.3
Apple visionOS<2.3
Apple WatchOS<11.3

Event History

Jan 27, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
May 12, 2025
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:42 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:42 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-24144?

CVE-2025-24144 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability affecting macOS and iPadOS.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-24144?

To fix CVE-2025-24144, users should update to the latest versions of macOS Ventura, macOS Sonoma, or iPadOS as specified by Apple.

3

What products are affected by CVE-2025-24144?

CVE-2025-24144 affects macOS Ventura up to version 13.7.6, macOS Sonoma up to version 14.7.6, and iPadOS up to version 17.7.7.

4

What type of issue is described in CVE-2025-24144?

CVE-2025-24144 describes vulnerabilities related to memory handling, input sanitization, permissions, and a double free issue.

5

Are there any known exploits for CVE-2025-24144?

As of now, there are no known public exploits specifically targeting CVE-2025-24144.

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