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High · 7.8 Known exploited Public exploit CVE-2024-23296 EUVD-2024-20815GHSA-v4rc-hq4f-4cmp

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 …

Published Mar 5, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026 · Assigned by apple

Vendor: Apple Product: iOS and iPadOS Product: macOS Product: tvOS Product: visionOS Product: watchOS Platform: iOS Platform: macOS

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apple iOS and iPadOS < 16.7.8, < 17.4 16.7.8
Apple macOS < 12.7.6, < 13.6.7, < 14.4 12.7.6
Apple tvOS < 17.4 17.4
Apple visionOS < 1.1 1.1
Apple watchOS < 10.4 10.4

Public exploits

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