CVE-2024-27838: Input Validation

Published May 13, 2024
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Updated

A maliciously crafted webpage may be able to fingerprint the user. The issue was addressed by adding additional logic.

Other sources

Apple Neural Engine. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AppleAVD. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Credit

Minghao Lin(Baidu Security), (Baidu Security), Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitSMM, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, an anonymous researcher, Kirin@@Pwnrin, 小来来@@Smi1eSEC, pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Amir Bazine(CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations), Karsten König(CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations), Lucas Monteiro, Daniel Monteiro, Felipe Monteiro, Alexander Heinrich, SEEMOO, TU Darmstadt@@Sn0wfreeze, Shai Mishali@@freak4pc, CertiK SkyFall Team, Junsung Lee(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), an anonymous researcher(MIT CSAIL), (MIT CSAIL), Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Pr(Bar), Pr(Hebrew University), EP, Nick Wellnhofer, Gil Pedersen, Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun, LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Talal Haj Bakry(Mysk Inc), Tommy Mysk@@mysk_co(Mysk Inc), Daniel Zajork, Joshua Zajork, Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitsmm(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Andr.Ess, Adam Berry, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), LFY@@secsys, yulige, Snoolie Keffaber@@0xilis, Robert Reichel, Srijan Poudel, CVE-2024-27806, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal), Romy R., ajajfxhj, Maksymilian Motyl(Immunity Systems), Manfred Paul@@_manfp(Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative), Emilio Cobos(Mozilla), Lukas Bernhard(CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Manfred Paul@@_manfp(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Joe Rutkowski@@Joe12387(Crawless), @@abrahamjuliot, Jeff Johnson(underpassapp), Dalibor Milanovic, Narendra Bhati(Suma Soft Pvt), Shaheen Fazim, CVE-2024-23296, Ron Masas(Imperva), Scott Johnson(RIPEDA Consulting), Mykola Grymalyuk(RIPEDA Consulting), Jordy Witteman, Carlos Polop, Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, Yann GASCUEL(Alter Solutions), Ryan Pickren (ryanpickren.com), Pwn2car(Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative), (Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative)

Affected Software

42 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.5
14.5
Apple tvOS<17.5
17.5
Apple WatchOS<10.5
10.5
Apple visionOS<1.2
1.2
Apple Safari<17.5
17.5
Apple iOS<17.5
17.5
Apple iPadOS<17.5
17.5
Apple iOS<16.7.8
16.7.8
Apple iPadOS<16.7.8
16.7.8
Apple Safari<17.5
Apple iPadOS<16.7.8
Apple iPadOS>=17.0<17.5
Apple iPhone OS<16.7.8
Apple iPhone OS>=17.0<17.5
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.5
Apple tvOS<17.5
Apple visionOS<1.2
Apple WatchOS<10.5
ubuntu/qtwebkit-opensource-src*
ubuntu/webkit2gtk*
ubuntu/qtwebkit-source*
ubuntu/webkitgtk*
ubuntu/webkit2gtk*
ubuntu/qtwebkit-opensource-src*
ubuntu/qtwebkit-source*
ubuntu/webkitgtk*
ubuntu/webkit2gtk*
ubuntu/qtwebkit-opensource-src*
ubuntu/wpewebkit*
ubuntu/qtwebkit-opensource-src*
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.44.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
2.44.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
ubuntu/wpewebkit*
ubuntu/qtwebkit-opensource-src*
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.44.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
2.44.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
debian/webkit2gtk
2.50.6-1~deb12u22.50.6-1~deb12u12.52.6-1~deb13u12.54.0-1~deb13u32.52.6-12.54.2-2
debian/wpewebkit<=2.38.6-1
2.48.3-12.54.2-1
debian/webkit2gtk<2.44.3-1~deb12u1
2.44.3-1~deb12u1
debian/webkit2gtk<2.44.3-1
2.44.3-1
debian/webkit2gtk<2.44.3-1
2.44.3-1
debian/wpewebkit*
debian/wpewebkit<2.44.3-1
2.44.3-1
debian/wpewebkit<2.44.3-1
2.44.3-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple macOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.5
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade tvOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.5
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 10.5
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade visionOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.2
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.2
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade Safari to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.5
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS and iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.5
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.5
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS and iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.7.8
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.7.8
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.5
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/webkit2gtk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.44.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/webkit2gtk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.44.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/webkit2gtk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.50.6-1~deb12u2Fixed in 2.50.6-1~deb12u1Fixed in 2.52.6-1~deb13u1Fixed in 2.54.0-1~deb13u3Fixed in 2.52.6-1Fixed in 2.54.2-2
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/wpewebkit to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.48.3-1Fixed in 2.54.2-1
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/webkit2gtk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.44.3-1~deb12u1
  17. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/webkit2gtk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.44.3-1
  18. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/wpewebkit to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.44.3-1
  19. Upgrade

    Upgrade iOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.7.8
  20. Upgrade

    Upgrade iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.7.8
  21. Upgrade

    Upgrade iOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.5
  22. Upgrade

    Upgrade iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.5
  23. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Sonoma to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.5
  24. Upgrade

    Upgrade watchOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 10.5

Event History

May 13, 2024
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Jun 10, 2024
CVE Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:56 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:56 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via OSV·09:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Sep 25, 2024
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·03:43 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-27838?

CVE-2024-27838 has been rated as a vulnerability that could allow user fingerprinting through maliciously crafted web pages.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-27838?

To resolve CVE-2024-27838, update affected Apple products to the latest versions: tvOS 17.5, iOS 16.7.8 or 17.5, iPadOS 16.7.8 or 17.5, visionOS 1.2, and watchOS 10.5.

3

Which Apple products are affected by CVE-2024-27838?

CVE-2024-27838 affects Apple Safari, tvOS, iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, and watchOS prior to their respective fixed versions.

4

What types of attacks are associated with CVE-2024-27838?

CVE-2024-27838 is associated with attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in web browsers to fingerprint user devices.

5

When was CVE-2024-27838 disclosed?

CVE-2024-27838 was disclosed in 2024 as part of Apple's ongoing security updates.

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