Double free in macOS - CVE-2025-31241

 

Double free in macOS - CVE-2025-31241

Published: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU108968
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-31241
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the OS kernel. A remote attacker trigger a double free error and crash the system.


Affected software

macOS
visionOS
watchOS
iPadOS
tvOS
Apple iOS

How to mitigate CVE-2025-31241

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 15.5 24F74, 13.7.6 22H625, 14.7.6 23H626
visionOS - update to 2.5
watchOS - update to 11.5
iPadOS - addressed in versions 17.7.7, 18.5 22F76
tvOS - update to 18.5
Apple iOS - update to 18.5 22F76

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