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CVE-2024-27815

TURPENTINE XNU Kernel Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Se solucionó un problema de escritura fuera de los límites con una validación de entrada mejorada. Este problema se solucionó en tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, iOS 17.5 y iPadOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. Una aplicación puede ejecutar código arbitrario con privilegios del kernel.

CVE-2024-27815 is a buffer overflow in the XNU kernel that was reported in sbconcat_mbufs. It was publicly fixed in xnu-10063.121.3, released with macOS 14.5, iOS 17.5, and visionOS 1.2. This bug was introduced in xnu-10002.1.13 (macOS 14.0/ iOS 17.0) and was fixed in xnu-10063.121.3 (macOS 14.5/ iOS 17.5). The bug affects kernels compiled with CONFIG_MBUF_MCACHE.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-02-26 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-06-10 CVE Published
  • 2024-06-20 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-11 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Apple
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Ipados
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< 17.5
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Apple
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Iphone Os
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< 17.5
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Apple
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Macos
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>= 14.0 < 14.5
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Apple
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Tvos
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< 17.5
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Apple
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Visionos
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< 1.2
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Apple
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Watchos
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< 10.5
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