CVEvulnerability
CVE-2024-23296
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability — Apple Multiple Products
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS RTKit contain a memory corruption vulnerability that allows an attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability to bypass kernel memory protections.
- Added to KEV
- 2024-03-06
- Remediation due
- 2024-03-27
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Notes
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214081, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214082, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214084, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214086, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214088 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23296
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2024-03-05
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, tvOS 17.4, visionOS 1.1, watchOS 10.4. An attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability may be able to bypass kernel memory protections. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited.
Affected configurations
• apple ipados (< 16.7.8)
• apple ipados (>= 17.0 < 17.4)
• apple iphone os (< 16.7.8)
• apple iphone os (>= 17.0 < 17.4)
• apple macos (>= 12.0 < 12.7.6)
• apple macos (>= 13.0 < 13.6.7)
• apple macos (>= 14.0 < 14.4)
• apple tvos (< 17.4)
• apple visionos (< 1.1)
• apple watchos (< 10.4)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write weakness
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120881 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120882 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120883 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120893 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120895 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120898 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120900 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120910 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/20 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/18 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/24 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/25 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/26 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/11 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/13 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214081 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214081 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214084 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214086 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214087 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214088 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214100 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214107 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214118 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-23296 US Government Resource