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CVE-2024-44254: Use After Free

First published: Mon Oct 28 2024(Updated: )

Accessibility. The issue was addressed with improved authentication.

Credit: Rizki Maulana (rmrizki.my.id) Matthew Butler Jake Derouin an anonymous researcher Ivan Fratric Google Project ZeroK宝 @Pwnrin pattern-f @pattern_F_ Loadshine LabHikerell Loadshine LabHossein Lotfi @hosselot Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeWang Yu CyberservalJunsung Lee Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeJex Amro Ye Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu SecurityZiyi Zhou Jiao Tong University) @Shanghai Tianxiao Hou Jiao Tong University) @Shanghai Mateusz Krzywicki @krzywix Ben Roeder Hichem Maloufi Christian Mina Ismail Amzdak Nimrat Khalsa Davis Dai James Gill @infosec.exchange) @jjtech an anonymous researcher Dawn Security Lab of JDYinyi Wu @_3ndy1 Dawn Security Lab of JDNarendra Bhati Cyber Security at Suma Soft PvtManager Cyber Security at Suma Soft PvtPune (India) Lucas Di Tomase Michael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeBing Shi Alibaba GroupWenchao Li Alibaba GroupXiaolong Bai Alibaba Group Indiana University BloomingtonLuyi Xing Indiana University BloomingtonKirin @Pwnrin Bistrit Dahal Kenneth Chew Rodolphe Brunetti @eisw0lf Abhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal IndiaSrijan Poudel 7feilee Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech) Dalibor Milanovic Richard Hyunho Im with Route Zero Security @richeeta Braylon @softwarescool Wojciech Regula SecuRingQ1IQ @q1iqF P1umer @p1umer CVE-2024-39573 CVE-2024-38477 CVE-2024-38476 Mickey Jin @patch1t Alexandre Bedard Ronny Stiftel Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Garrett Moon Excited Pixel LLCArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Toomas Römer Jaime Bertran Noah Gregory (wts.dev) Un3xploitable CW Research IncBohdan Stasiuk @Bohdan_Stasiuk CW Research IncPedro Tôrres @t0rr3sp3dr0 Mickey Jin @patch1t KandjiCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit KandjiRyan Dowd @_rdowd Gergely Kalman @gergely_kalman Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit Halle Winkler Politepix (theoffcuts.org) dw0r! Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeBohdan Stasiuk @Bohdan_Stasiuk Politepix @hallewinkler Holger Fuhrmannek 냥냥 product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<13.7.1
13.7.1
Apple macOS<14.7.1
14.7.1
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.1
15.1
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<18.1
iOS<18.1
Apple iOS and macOS<13.7.1
Apple iOS and macOS>=14.0<14.7.1
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<11.1
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<18.1
18.1
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<18.1
18.1
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<11.1
11.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-44254?

    CVE-2024-44254 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability impacting several Apple software products.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-44254?

    To resolve CVE-2024-44254, users should update their affected Apple software to the latest available versions.

  • What products are affected by CVE-2024-44254?

    CVE-2024-44254 affects multiple Apple products including macOS Ventura, macOS Sonoma, watchOS, macOS Sequoia, iOS, and iPadOS.

  • Who assigned the CVE-2024-44254 ID?

    The CVE-2024-44254 ID was assigned by a third party, indicating an external recognition of the vulnerability.

  • What type of issue is CVE-2024-44254?

    CVE-2024-44254 is characterized as an accessibility vulnerability that was addressed with improved authentication mechanisms.

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