CVE-2025-31196: Double Free

Published Mar 31, 2025
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Updated

Accessibility. A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.

Other sources

AccountPolicy. This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

— Apple

Accounts. This issue was addressed with improved data access restriction.

— Apple

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

Credit

Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Dave G., Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Dillon Franke(Google Project Zero), wac(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), an anonymous researcher, Lyutoon(Atredis Partners), YenKoc(Atredis Partners), Dayton Pidhirney(Atredis Partners), 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), CVE-2025-26465, CVE-2025-26466, wac, Kirin@@Pwnrin, 7feilee, Eric Dorphy(Twin Cities App Dev LLC), Adam M., Lyutoon, YenKoc, Uri Katz (Oligo Security), Dominik Rath, Martin Kreichgauer(Google Chrome), Yutong Xiu@@Sou1gh0st, Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, Google Threat Analysis Group, CVE-2024-9681, Andr.Ess, Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @social.lol@@biscuit, Ian Beer(Google Project Zero), CVE-2024-48958, CVE-2025-27113, CVE-2024-56171, Alex Radocea(Supernetworks), Dave G.(Supernetworks), 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), Alexia Wilson(Microsoft), Christine Fossaceca(Microsoft), Jimmy, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Jaydev Ahire, @@RenwaX23, Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Halle Winkler, Politepix theoffcuts.org, Andrew James Gonzalez, Alexander Heinrich@@Sn0wfreeze, SEEMOO, TU Darmstadt & Mathy Vanhoef@@vanhoefm, Jeroen Robben@@RobbenJeroen, DistriNet, KU Leuven, Vsevolod Kokorin (Slonser)(Solidlab), Gary Kwong, Paul Bakker(ParagonERP), rheza@@ginggilBesel, Lehan Dilusha@@zafer, Ron Masas(BREAKPOINT), pattern-f@@pattern_F_, Bohdan Stasiuk@@bohdan_stasiuk, Francisco Alonso@@revskills, Syarif Muhammad Sajjad, Apple, Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, mzzzz__, Muhammad Zaid Ghifari (Mr.ZheeV), Kalimantan Utara, Florian Draschbacher, Jax Reissner, Dalibor Milanovic, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup, YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Richard Hyunho Im with routezero.security@@richeeta, Saagar Jha, Richard Hyunho Im@@richeeta, 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), Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Jeffrey Hofmann, Ian Mckay@@iann0036, Nolan Astrein(Kandji), Stephan Casas, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Pietro Francesco Tirenna(Shielder), Davide Silvetti(Shielder), Abdel Adim Oisfi(Shielder), luckyu@@uuulucky, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf, Manuel Fernandez (Stackhopper Security), ABC Research s.r.o., Murray Mike, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h(FFRI Security Inc), Kenneth Chew, Diamant Osmani & Valdrin Haliti [Kosovë], dbpeppe, Solitechworld, Pwn2car, Alhour@@NSAntoine, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Kandji), (Kandji), Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, CVE-2023-27043, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Dolf Hoegaerts, Michiel Devliegere, K宝@@Pwnrin, Tong Liu@@Lyutoon_, 风(binary_fmyy), F00L, zbleet(QI), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, 风沐云烟 (binary_fmyy), Kirin, FlowerCode, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Pedro José Pereira Vieito / pvieito.com)@@pvieito, PixiePoint Security, Andreas Hegenberg (folivora.AI GmbH)

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.7.6
14.7.6
Apple macOS Ventura<13.7.6
13.7.6
Apple iPadOS<17.7.7
17.7.7
Apple iPadOS<17.7.7
Apple macOS<13.7.6
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.7.6
Apple visionOS<2.4
2.4
Apple tvOS<18.4
18.4
Apple iOS<18.4
18.4
Apple iPadOS<18.4
18.4
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.4
15.4
Apple WatchOS<11.4
11.4

Event History

Mar 31, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Apr 1, 2025
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected 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

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-31196?

CVE-2025-31196 has a high severity rating due to its potential impact on system stability and security.

2

How does CVE-2025-31196 affect affected software?

CVE-2025-31196 can lead to memory handling errors and cause security vulnerabilities in affected versions of macOS and iPadOS.

3

How do I fix CVE-2025-31196?

To mitigate CVE-2025-31196, users should update their Apple devices to the latest versions as per the vendor's recommendations.

4

Which versions of Apple software are affected by CVE-2025-31196?

CVE-2025-31196 affects Apple macOS Sonoma up to version 14.7.6, macOS Ventura up to version 13.7.6, and iPadOS up to version 17.7.7.

5

What types of issues does CVE-2025-31196 address?

CVE-2025-31196 addresses issues related to memory handling, permissions restrictions, and input sanitization in various Apple components.

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