high
7.5
CWE
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Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2024-54557: Race Condition

First published: Wed Dec 11 2024(Updated: )

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Ventura 13.7.2. An attacker may gain access to protected parts of the file system.

Credit: 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 InitiativeHalle Winkler Politepix (theoffcuts.org) Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Amy @asentientbot Rodolphe BRUNETTI @eisw0lf Kirin @Pwnrin CVE-2024-45306 Politepix theoffcuts.org Trent Lloyd @lathiat 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 product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<14.7.2
14.7.2
Apple iOS and macOS<13.7.2
Apple iOS and macOS>=14.0<14.7.2
Apple iOS and macOS>=15.0<15.2
macOS<15.2
15.2
macOS Ventura<13.7.2
13.7.2
Apple macOS<14.7.2
macOS<15.2
macOS Ventura<13.7.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-54557?

    CVE-2024-54557 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for unauthorized access to protected parts of the file system.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-54557?

    To fix CVE-2024-54557, update to macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, or macOS Ventura 13.7.2.

  • What software is affected by CVE-2024-54557?

    CVE-2024-54557 affects macOS Sonoma up to 14.7.2, macOS Sequoia up to 15.2, and macOS Ventura up to 13.7.2.

  • What type of issue is CVE-2024-54557?

    CVE-2024-54557 is a logic issue that involves weaknesses in file handling and access restrictions.

  • Can CVE-2024-54557 lead to data breaches?

    Yes, CVE-2024-54557 can potentially lead to data breaches by allowing attackers to access sensitive areas of the file system.

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