Race condition in visionOS - CVE-2024-27823

 

Race condition in visionOS - CVE-2024-27823

Published: July 30, 2024 / Updated: August 5, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94918
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27823
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.


Affected software

visionOS
watchOS
macOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
tvOS

How to mitigate CVE-2024-27823

Install updates from vendor's website.

visionOS - update to 1.3
watchOS - update to 10.5
macOS - addressed in versions 12.7.5 21H1222, 13.6.7 22G720, 14.5 23F79
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 16.7.8 20H343, 17.5 21F79
iPadOS - addressed in versions 16.7.8, 17.5 21F79
tvOS - update to 17.5

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