Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2024-23296
The short answer
CVE-2024-23296 affects Apple iOS and iPadOS and is rated high (CVSS 7.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-03-06: attackers are using it, so patch it first.
What it is
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, tvOS 17.4, visionOS 1.1, watchOS 10.4. An attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability may be able to bypass kernel memory protections. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited.
Weakness: CWE-787.
Severity
7.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Mar 6, 2024
Federal due date Mar 27, 2024
EPSS, next 30 days
1.4%
Higher than 73% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Affected products
iOS and iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS, ipad_os, iphone_os, macos, tvos, visionos, watchos. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/120881 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/120882 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/120883 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/120893 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/120895 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/120898 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/120900 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/120910 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT214081 Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT214081 Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT214084 Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT214086 Vendor Advisory
Questions
Is CVE-2024-23296 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-23296 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-03-06, with a federal remediation due date of 2024-03-27.
How do I fix CVE-2024-23296?
CISA's required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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