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CVE-2024-27885: Input Validation

First published: Mon May 13 2024(Updated: )

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

Credit: Mickey Jin @patch1t product-security@apple.com an anonymous researcher Pr BarPr Hebrew University EP LFY @secsys Fudan UniversityDaniel Zajork Joshua Zajork Meysam Firouzi @R00tkitsmm Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativePedro Tôrres @t0rr3sp3dr0 CVE-2024-27806 ajajfxhj an anonymous researcher Concentrix凯 王 ConcentrixSteven Maser ConcentrixMatthew McLean ConcentrixBrandon Chesser ConcentrixCPU IT inc Concentrix ConcentrixAvalon IT Team ConcentrixCVE-2024-23296 Yann GASCUEL Alter SolutionsKirin @Pwnrin 小来来 @Smi1eSEC pattern-f @pattern_F_ Ant Security LightAmir Bazine CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsKarsten König CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsJoshua Jewett @JoshJewett33 Ron Masas ImpervaCertiK SkyFall Team Junsung Lee Trend Micro Zero Day Initiativean anonymous researcher MIT CSAIL MIT CSAILJoseph Ravichandran @0xjprx MIT CSAILNick Wellnhofer Gil Pedersen Dohyun Lee @l33d0hyun Michael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeScott Johnson RIPEDA ConsultingMykola Grymalyuk RIPEDA ConsultingJordy Witteman Carlos Polop Narendra Bhati Suma Soft PvtShaheen Fazim Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit KandjiLFY @secsys yulige Snoolie Keffaber @0xilis Robert Reichel Maksymilian Motyl Immunity SystemsManfred Paul @_manfp Trend Micro's Zero Day InitiativeEmilio Cobos MozillaLukas Bernhard CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information SecurityNan Wang @eternalsakura13 360 Vulnerability Research InstituteJoe Rutkowski @Joe12387 Crawless @abrahamjuliot Jeff Johnson underpassappPwn2car Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative Trend Micro's Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro's Zero Day InitiativeMinghao Lin Baidu Security Baidu SecurityYe Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu SecurityMeysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS Monterey<12.7.5
12.7.5
Apple macOS<12.7.5
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.6.7
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.5
Apple macOS<14.5
14.5
Apple macOS<13.6.7
13.6.7

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-27885?

    CVE-2024-27885 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow applications to modify protected areas of the file system.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-27885?

    CVE-2024-27885 can be fixed by updating to macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, or macOS Monterey 12.7.5.

  • What are the affected macOS versions for CVE-2024-27885?

    CVE-2024-27885 affects macOS versions up to 12.7.5, 13.0 through 13.6.7, and 14.0 through 14.5.

  • What does CVE-2024-27885 involve?

    CVE-2024-27885 involves improper validation of symlinks that may allow an application to affect protected parts of the file system.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2024-27885?

    There is no specific workaround for CVE-2024-27885; the only recommended solution is to update to the patched macOS versions.

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