CVE-2024-23212 (GCVE-0-2024-23212)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-01-23 00:25
Modified
2026-04-02 18:22
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.5 and iPadOS 16.7.5, iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3, macOS Ventura 13.6.4, tvOS 17.3, watchOS 10.3. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple iOS and iPadOS Version: 0   < 16.7.5
Version: 0   < 17.3
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   Apple macOS Version: 0   < 12.7.3
Version: 0   < 13.6.4
Version: 0   < 14.3
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   Apple tvOS Version: 0   < 17.3
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   Apple watchOS Version: 0   < 10.3
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