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CVE-2024-54524: Use After Free

First published: Wed Dec 11 2024(Updated: )

A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2. A malicious app may be able to access arbitrary files.

Credit: Rodolphe BRUNETTI @eisw0lf Lupus NovaKirin @Pwnrin 7feilee Hossein Lotfi @hosselot Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Gary Kwong Anonymous Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeJunsung Lee Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeYe Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu Securityan anonymous researcher Joseph Ravichandran @0xjprx MIT CSAILsohybbyk Hyerean Jang Taehun Kim Youngjoo Shin CVE-2024-45490 风沐云烟 @binary_fmyy Meng Zhang (鲸落) NorthSeaClaudio Bozzato Cisco TalosFrancesco Benvenuto Cisco Talos神罚 @Pwnrin Mickey Jin @patch1t Bohdan Stasiuk @Bohdan_Stasiuk Abhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia CRakeshkumar Talaviya Talal Haj Bakry Mysk IncTommy Mysk @mysk_co Mysk IncJacob Braun Rei @reizydev Kenneth Chew Michael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro's Zero Day InitiativeYokesh Muthu K Mickey Jin @patch1t MicrosoftJonathan Bar Or @yo_yo_yo_jbo MicrosoftAmy @asentientbot Rodolphe BRUNETTI @eisw0lf CVE-2024-45306 Seunghyun Lee Brendon Tiszka Google Project Zerolinjy HKUS3Labchluo WHUSecLabXiangwei Zhang Tencent Security YUNDING LABTashita Software Security Lukas Bernhard Halle Winkler Politepix theoffcuts.org Trent Lloyd @lathiat D’Angelo Gonzalez CrowdStrikeSmi1e @Smi1eSEC Michael Cohen Mickey Jin @patch1t KandjiCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit KandjiD4m0n CertiK SkyFall Team Dillon Franke Google Project ZeroBenjamin Hornbeck ZUSO ARTSkadz @skadz108 ZUSO ARTChi Yuan Chang ZUSO ARTtaikosoup product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS>=15.0<15.2
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.2
15.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-54524?

    CVE-2024-54524 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow malicious apps to access arbitrary files.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-54524?

    To fix CVE-2024-54524, you should upgrade to macOS Sequoia version 15.2 or later.

  • What types of files are affected by CVE-2024-54524?

    CVE-2024-54524 allows a malicious app to potentially access arbitrary files on the system.

  • Which operating systems are vulnerable to CVE-2024-54524?

    CVE-2024-54524 affects macOS versions from 15.0 up to but not including 15.2.

  • What is the nature of the issue in CVE-2024-54524?

    CVE-2024-54524 is a logic issue that was addressed by improving file handling and state management.

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