CVE-2025-24145: Use After Free

Published Jan 27, 2025
·
Updated

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3. An app may be able to view a contact's phone number in system logs.

Other sources

Accessibility. An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.

— Apple

AirPlay. A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation.

— Apple

AirPlay. A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

AirPlay. An input validation issue was addressed.

— Apple

AirPlay. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

Credit

Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), Hichem Maloufi, Hakim Boukhadra, mastersplinter, @@RenwaX23, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Kirin@@Pwnrin, an anonymous researcher, Q1IQ@@q1iqF(NUS CuriOSity), P1umer@@p1umer(Imperial Global Singapore), linjy(HKUS3Lab), chluo(WHUSecLab), Johan Carlsson (joaxcar), Mateusz Krzywicki@@krzywix, Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), pattern-f@@pattern_F_, Michael (Biscuit) Thomas @social.lol)@@biscuit, 风(binary_fmyy), Minghao Lin@(Y1nKoc), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, Josh Parnham@@joshparnham, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), 神罚@@Pwnrin, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Junsung Lee, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Yann GASCUEL(Alter Solutions), Adam M., PixiePoint Security, Google Threat Analysis Group, Desmond(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Pwn2car & Rotiple (HyeongSeok Jang)(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2025-24085, Song Hyun Bae@@bshyuunn, Lee Dong Ha (Who4mI), Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, Zikan Wang@@Lakr233, DongJun Kim@@smlijun, JongSeong Kim in Enki WhiteHat@@nevul37, D4m0n, Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Jason Gendron@@gendron_jason, 이준성 (Junsung Lee), Uri Katz (Oligo Security), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(Zhejiang University), babywu(Zhejiang University), (Zhejiang University), Xingwei Lin(Zhejiang University), Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), Bohdan Stasiuk@@Bohdan_Stasiuk, Matej Moravec@@MacejkoMoravec, Joshua Jones, JongSeong Kim in Enki WhiteHat@@nevul37

Affected Software

9 affected componentsFixes available
apple macOS Sequoia
apple iOS
apple iPadOS
apple iPadOS<18.3
apple iPhone OS<18.3
Apple macOS<15.3
apple iOS<18.3
18.3
apple iPadOS<18.3
18.3
apple macOS Sequoia<15.3
15.3

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS and iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.3
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.3
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.3
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.3
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade iOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.3
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.3
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Sequoia to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.3
  8. Configuration

    Require restricted entitlements for sensitive notifications

    Sensitive notifications entitlements = restricted

Event History

Jan 27, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:45 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:45 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jan 28, 2025
News Published
via The Register·08:17 AM

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-24145?

CVE-2025-24145 is categorized as a privacy issue with moderate severity.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-24145?

To fix CVE-2025-24145, update to macOS Sequoia 15.3, iOS 18.3, or iPadOS 18.3.

3

What products are affected by CVE-2025-24145?

CVE-2025-24145 affects Apple macOS Sequoia prior to 15.3, Apple iOS prior to 18.3, and Apple iPadOS prior to 18.3.

4

What type of issue is CVE-2025-24145?

CVE-2025-24145 addresses a privacy issue related to improper data redaction in system logs.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2025-24145 until a fix is applied?

There is no documented workaround for CVE-2025-24145; updating to the latest software version is recommended.

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