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CVE-2024-27840: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS...

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory protections.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-27840

Affected Products

Vendor: Apple

Product: iOS and iPadOS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.09% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 40.24% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-14 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214101
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214100
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214107
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214105
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214108
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214104
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214102
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214107
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214102
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214104
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214105
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214100
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214101
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214108
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jun/5

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