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CVE-2024-54539: Race Condition

First published: Wed Dec 11 2024(Updated: )

Accounts. A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling.

Credit: product-security@apple.com Rodolphe BRUNETTI @eisw0lf Kirin @Pwnrin CVE-2024-45306 Halle Winkler Politepix theoffcuts.org Trent Lloyd @lathiat Dillon Franke Google Project Zeroan anonymous researcher Michael Cohen D’Angelo Gonzalez CrowdStrikeRodolphe BRUNETTI @eisw0lf Lupus NovaHossein Lotfi @hosselot Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeJunsung Lee Trend Micro Zero Day Initiativesohybbyk Joseph Ravichandran @0xjprx MIT CSAILBen Roeder CVE-2024-45490 风沐云烟 @binary_fmyy Mickey Jin @patch1t Bohdan Stasiuk @Bohdan_Stasiuk Michael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro's Zero Day InitiativePolitepix (theoffcuts.org) Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Amy @asentientbot Benjamin Hornbeck ZUSO ARTSkadz @skadz108 ZUSO ARTChi Yuan Chang ZUSO ARTtaikosoup Mickey Jin @patch1t KandjiCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Kandji7feilee Gary Kwong Anonymous Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeYe Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu SecurityHyerean Jang Taehun Kim Youngjoo Shin Meng Zhang (鲸落) NorthSeaClaudio Bozzato Cisco TalosFrancesco Benvenuto Cisco Talos神罚 @Pwnrin Abhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia CRakeshkumar Talaviya Talal Haj Bakry Mysk IncTommy Mysk @mysk_co Mysk IncJacob Braun Rei @reizydev Kenneth Chew Yokesh Muthu K Mickey Jin @patch1t MicrosoftJonathan Bar Or @yo_yo_yo_jbo MicrosoftSeunghyun Lee Brendon Tiszka Google Project Zerolinjy HKUS3Labchluo WHUSecLabXiangwei Zhang Tencent Security YUNDING LABTashita Software Security Lukas Bernhard D4m0n CertiK SkyFall Team Smi1e @Smi1eSEC

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<14.7.2
14.7.2
macOS<15.2
15.2
macOS Ventura<13.7.2
13.7.2
Apple macOS
macOS
macOS Ventura

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-54539?

    CVE-2024-54539 is considered a significant vulnerability due to its potential to allow unauthorized applications to capture keyboard events.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-54539?

    To fix CVE-2024-54539, upgrade to macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, or macOS Ventura 13.7.2.

  • Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2024-54539?

    CVE-2024-54539 affects Apple macOS Sonoma, macOS Sequoia, and macOS Ventura prior to the mentioned updates.

  • What specific issue does CVE-2024-54539 address?

    CVE-2024-54539 addresses the vulnerability that allows apps to capture keyboard events from the lock screen.

  • Have there been any exploits reported for CVE-2024-54539?

    At this time, there are no public reports of active exploits for CVE-2024-54539.

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