high
8.1
CWE
362
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2024-27876: Race Condition

First published: Mon Sep 16 2024(Updated: )

A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7, iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, visionOS 2, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Sequoia 15. Unpacking a maliciously crafted archive may allow an attacker to write arbitrary files.

Credit: product-security@apple.com Jake Derouin Holger Fuhrmannek Snoolie Keffaber @0xilis Denis Tokarev @illusionofcha0s Junsung Lee dw0r ZeroPointer Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiativean anonymous researcher Antonio Zekić Andrew Lytvynov Alexander Heinrich SEEMOO DistriNet KU Leuven @vanhoefm TU Darmstadt @Sn0wfreeze Mathy Vanhoef Rodolphe BRUNETTI @eisw0lf Olivier Levon Anamika Adhikari Kirin @Pwnrin Kirin @Pwnrin NorthSealuckyu @uuulucky NorthSeaMickey Jin @patch1t Bohdan Stasiuk @Bohdan_Stasiuk Justin Cohen Michael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativePwn2car Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeClaudio Bozzato Cisco TalosFrancesco Benvenuto Cisco TalosHalle Winkler Politepix @hallewinkler Anton Boegler Yiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Rodolphe Brunetti @eisw0lf CVE-2023-4504 Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit Kandji @08Tc3wBB JamfOSS-Fuzz Google Project ZeroNed Williamson Google Project ZeroKirin @Pwnrin Fudan UniversityLFY @secsys Fudan UniversityCVE-2023-5841 Meng Zhang (鲸落) NorthSeaajajfxhj Brian McNulty Computer ScienceCristian Dinca Computer ScienceRomania Vaibhav Prajapati CVE-2024-39894 Wojciech Regula SecuRingRifa'i Rejal Maynando Narendra Bhati Cyber Security at Suma Soft PvtManager Cyber Security at Suma Soft PvtPune (India) Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Yiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit SecuRing냥냥 Vivek Dhar Pedro José Pereira Vieito @pvieito Om Kothawade the UNTHSC College of PharmacyOmar A. Alanis the UNTHSC College of PharmacyK宝 LFY @secsys Smi1e yulige Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech) Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Jonathan Bar Or @yo_yo_yo_jbo MicrosoftCVE-2024-41957 Ron Masas Hafiizh HakTrakYoKo Kho @yokoacc HakTrakCharly Suchanek CVE-2024-44134 Domien Schepers Tim Clem Gergely Kalman @gergely_kalman Koh M. Nakagawa @tsunek0h CVE-2024-44129 Pedro Tôrres @t0rr3sp3dr0 CVE-2024-44130 Max Thomas Stephan Casas Tuan D. Hoang Daniele Antonioli Bistrit Dahal Joshua Keller Kenneth Chew Om Kothawade Zaprico DigitalChi Yuan Chang ZUSO ARTtaikosoup Srijan Poudel Abhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal IndiaChloe Surett

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<13.7
13.7
Apple macOS<14.7
14.7
Apple macOS Sequoia<15
15
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<17.7
iOS<17.7
Apple iOS and macOS>=13.0<13.7
Apple iOS and macOS>=14.0<14.7
visionOS<2.0
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<18
18
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<18
18
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<17.7
17.7
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<17.7
17.7
visionOS<2
2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-27876?

    CVE-2024-27876 has a high severity rating due to its potential to allow arbitrary file writing.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-27876?

    To fix CVE-2024-27876, update to macOS Ventura 13.7, iOS 17.7, iPadOS 17.7, visionOS 2, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sonoma 14.7, or macOS Sequoia 15.

  • What products are affected by CVE-2024-27876?

    CVE-2024-27876 affects macOS Ventura prior to 13.7, iOS prior to 17.7, iPadOS prior to 17.7, visionOS prior to 2, and macOS Sonoma prior to 14.7.

  • What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2024-27876?

    CVE-2024-27876 is a race condition vulnerability that can be exploited through maliciously crafted archives.

  • When was CVE-2024-27876 addressed?

    CVE-2024-27876 was addressed in updates released for various Apple products, including macOS and iOS, in late 2023.

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