Race Condition Vulnerability in Apple Products
CVE-2024-54494

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Apple
Status
Watch OS
TV OS
Visionos
iPhone OS
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 December 2024

Summary

This vulnerability arises from a race condition affecting several Apple operating systems, allowing attackers to potentially create a read-only memory mapping that can be written to, undermining data integrity and system reliability. Additional validation measures were implemented in the latest updates to mitigate this issue. Users are encouraged to update their devices to the latest software versions to ensure protection against potential exploitation.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121837
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121838
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121839

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

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