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 Mickey Jin @patch1t Claudio Bozzato Cisco TalosFrancesco Benvenuto Cisco TalosAnton Boegler Snoolie Keffaber @0xilis an anonymous researcher Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit KandjiDenis Tokarev @illusionofcha0s dw0r ZeroPointer Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeAntonio Zekić Andrew Lytvynov Rodolphe BRUNETTI @eisw0lf Kirin @Pwnrin Fudan UniversityLFY @secsys Fudan UniversityOlivier Levon ajajfxhj Rifa'i Rejal Maynando Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Kirin @Pwnrin Kirin @Pwnrin NorthSealuckyu @uuulucky NorthSeaBohdan Stasiuk @Bohdan_Stasiuk Stephan Casas CVE-2024-44129 Holger Fuhrmannek Pedro Tôrres @t0rr3sp3dr0 Junsung Lee Alexander Heinrich SEEMOO DistriNet KU Leuven @vanhoefm TU Darmstadt @Sn0wfreeze Mathy Vanhoef OSS-Fuzz Google Project ZeroNed Williamson Google Project ZeroCVE-2023-5841 Max Thomas 냥냥 Narendra Bhati Cyber Security At Suma Soft PvtManager Cyber Security At Suma Soft PvtPune (India) Tashita Software Security Ron Masas Narendra Bhati Cyber Security at Suma Soft PvtManager Cyber Security at Suma Soft PvtJake Derouin (jakederouin.com) Anamika Adhikari Bistrit Dahal Matej Moravec @MacejkoMoravec Justin Cohen Pwn2car Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativePedro José Pereira Vieito @pvieito Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Abhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal IndiaTuan D. Hoang Daniele Antonioli @08Tc3wBB JamfJeff Johnson (underpassapp.com) Joshua Keller Lukas Kenneth Chew Wojciech Regula SecuRingOm Kothawade Zaprico DigitalOmar A. Alanis the UNTHSC College of PharmacyChi Yuan Chang ZUSO ARTtaikosoup Srijan Poudel K宝 LFY @secsys Smi1e yulige Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech) Ron Masas BreakPointTim Michaud @TimGMichaud MoveworksPreet Dsouza (Fleming College Computer Security & Investigations Program) Domien Schepers Chloe Surett Yiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit CVE-2024-44130 Halle Winkler Politepix @hallewinkler Rodolphe Brunetti @eisw0lf CVE-2023-4504 Meng Zhang (鲸落) NorthSeaBrian McNulty Computer ScienceCristian Dinca Computer ScienceRomania Vaibhav Prajapati CVE-2024-39894 Yiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit SecuRingVivek Dhar working as Assistant Sub-Inspector (RM) in Border Security Force (Frontier Headquarter BSF Kashmir) Om Kothawade the UNTHSC College of PharmacyJonathan Bar Or @yo_yo_yo_jbo MicrosoftCVE-2024-41957 Hafiizh HakTrakYoKo Kho @yokoacc HakTrakAntonio Zekic @antoniozekic ant4g0nist Charly Suchanek CVE-2024-44134 Tim Clem Gergely Kalman @gergely_kalman Koh M. Nakagawa @tsunek0h

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

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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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