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CVE-2024-23212

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-01-23 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.5 and iPadOS 16.7.5, iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3, macOS Ventura 13.6.4, tvOS 17.3, watchOS 10.3. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: from 16.0 (excl.) before 16.7.5; from 17.0 (excl.) before 17.3 — fixed in 16.7.5, 17.3
• Apple Iphone Os: from 16.0 (excl.) before 16.7.5; from 17.0 (excl.) before 17.3 — fixed in 16.7.5, 17.3
• Apple macOS: from 12.0 before 12.7.3; from 13.0 before 13.6.4; from 14.0 before 14.3 — fixed in 12.7.3, 13.6.4, 14.3
• Apple tvOS: before 17.3 — fixed in 17.3
• Apple watchOS: before 10.3 — fixed in 10.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.7.5, 17.3; Apple Iphone Os 16.7.5, 17.3; Apple macOS 12.7.3, 13.6.4, 14.3; Apple tvOS 17.3; Apple watchOS 10.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120304
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120305
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120306
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120307
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120309
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120310
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120311
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/33
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/34
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/36
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/37
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/38

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