Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU101696

Race condition in macOS - CVE-2024-54494

Published: December 11, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU101696

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-54494

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Apple Inc.

Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the OS kernel. A local user can create a read-only memory mapping that can be written to.

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