CVE-2025-31234: Double Free

Published May 12, 2025
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Updated

afpfs. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Other sources

afpfs. This issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Apple Intelligence Reports. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

AppleJPEG. The issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.

— Apple

Audio. A double free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

— Apple

Baseband. This issue was addressed through improved state management.

— Apple

Credit

Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), 秦若涵, 崔志伟, 崔宝江, Deval Jariwala, Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Dalibor Milanovic, Andrew James Gonzalez, YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Duy Trần@@khanhduytran0, Dayton Pidhirney(Atredis Partners), Lyutoon, YenKoc, Saagar Jha, Tony Iskow@@Tybbow, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Lucas Leong@@_wmliang_(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Christian Kohlschütter, CVE-2024-8176, Richard Hyunho Im@@richeeta, Paweł Płatek (Trail(Bits), Andr.Ess, Shehab Khan, wac, CertiK@@CertiK, Dave G., Eric Dorphy(Twin Cities App Dev LLC), Google V8 Security Team, Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), wac(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), rheza@@ginggilBesel(Palo Alto Networks), Edouard Bochin@@le_douds(Palo Alto Networks), Tao Yan@@Ga1ois(Palo Alto Networks), Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13, Ignacio Sanmillan@@ulexec, Jiming Wang, Jikai Ren, Yuhao Hu, Yan Kang, Chenggang Wu, Xiaojie Wei, Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), Juergen Schmied(Lynck GmbH), Thibaud Kehler, jioundai(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), chen fengjiao(HBC), Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Thomas Völkl@@vollkorntomate, SEEMOO, TU Darmstadt, Dillon Franke(Google Project Zero), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Fudan University), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Bohdan Stasiuk@@bohdan_stasiuk, an anonymous researcher, Adam M., Sourabhkumar Mishra, CVE-2025-26465, CVE-2025-26466, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), @@RenwaX23, Ryan Dowd@@_rdowd, Kirin@@Pwnrin, 7feilee, Noah Gregory (wts.dev)

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
macOS<15.5
15.5
tvOS<18.5
18.5
Apple visionOS<2.5
2.5
Apple iOS and iPadOS<18.5
18.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<18.5
18.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<18.5
iPhone OS<18.5
macOS<15.5
tvOS<18.5
Apple visionOS<2.5

Event History

May 12, 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
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

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-2025-31234?

CVE-2025-31234 has been assessed as a moderate severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-31234?

To fix CVE-2025-31234, upgrade to the latest version of the affected Apple products as specified in the advisory.

3

Which Apple products are affected by CVE-2025-31234?

CVE-2025-31234 affects macOS Sequoia versions up to 15.5, tvOS up to 18.5, visionOS up to 2.5, and iOS/iPadOS up to 18.5.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-31234?

CVE-2025-31234 is a permissions issue that was addressed with additional restrictions in the affected software.

5

What improvements were made to address CVE-2025-31234?

CVE-2025-31234 was addressed with improved memory handling and input sanitization.

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