Denial-of-Service Vulnerability in Apple Products Due to Input Validation Issues

Summary

CVE-2024-54538 is a critical denial-of-service vulnerability affecting multiple Apple operating systems. The flaw stems from inadequate input validation, allowing a remote attacker to exploit this vulnerability and potentially disrupt services. Recent updates have addressed this issue, with fixes implemented in visionOS 2.1, iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, iOS 17.7.1, iPadOS 17.7.1, tvOS 18.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, watchOS 11.1, and macOS Ventura 13.7.1. Users are strongly advised to update their devices to mitigate any security risks.

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