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CVE-2025-31238: Double Free

First published: Mon May 12 2025(Updated: )

afpfs. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Credit: Hossein Lotfi @hosselot Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeGuilherme Rambo Best Buddy AppsApple Google Threat Analysis Group Saagar Jha Michael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeLucas Leong @_wmliang_ Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeChristian Kohlschütter CVE-2024-8176 Paweł Płatek (Trail BitsDave G. Google V8 Security Team Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg Nosebeard Labswac Trend Micro Zero Day Initiativerheza @ginggilBesel an anonymous researcher Nan Wang @eternalsakura13 Ignacio Sanmillan @ulexec Jiming Wang Jikai Ren Ivan Fratric Google Project ZeroJuergen Schmied Lynck GmbHCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit KandjiRyan Dowd @_rdowd Kirin @Pwnrin 7feilee Eric Dorphy Twin Cities App Dev LLCNoah Gregory (wts.dev) Adam M. CertiK @CertiK wac Sourabhkumar Mishra LFY @secsys Fudan UniversityCVE-2025-26465 CVE-2025-26466 Kirin @Pwnrin Fudan UniversityBohdan Stasiuk @bohdan_stasiuk Joseph Ravichandran @0xjprx MIT CSAILThomas Völkl @vollkorntomate SEEMOO TU Darmstadt Dillon Franke Google Project ZeroDayton Pidhirney Atredis PartnersLyutoon YenKoc Dalibor Milanovic Andrew James Gonzalez YingQi Shi @Mas0nShi DBAppSecurity's WeBin labDuy Trần @khanhduytran0 Richard Hyunho Im @richeeta Andr.Ess Shehab Khan 秦若涵 崔志伟 崔宝江 Deval Jariwala

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
macOS<15.5
15.5
tvOS<18.5
18.5
visionOS<2.5
2.5
Apple iOS and iPadOS<18.5
18.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<18.5
18.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<11.5
11.5
Safari<18.5
18.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2025-31238?

    CVE-2025-31238 has been categorized as a high severity vulnerability due to potential memory handling issues.

  • How do I fix CVE-2025-31238?

    To address CVE-2025-31238, users should update their Apple operating systems to the latest versions available.

  • What types of devices are affected by CVE-2025-31238?

    CVE-2025-31238 affects macOS Sequoia, tvOS, visionOS, iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS devices prior to their respective latest versions.

  • Is there any specific workaround for CVE-2025-31238?

    There are no specific workarounds recommended for CVE-2025-31238; the best course of action is to update the software.

  • What improvements were made in response to CVE-2025-31238?

    CVE-2025-31238 was addressed with enhanced memory handling, additional permissions checks, and improved input sanitization.

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