Description
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | < 17.5 | 17.5 |
| Apple | macOS | < 14.5 | 14.5 |
| Apple | tvOS | < 17.5 | 17.5 |
| Apple | visionOS | < 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Apple | watchOS | < 10.5 | 10.5 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 2 repositories
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jprx/CVE-2024-27815 ★ 50 · Jun 19, 2024
macOS/ XNU kernel buffer overflow. Introduced in macOS 14.0 (xnu-10002.1.13), fixed in macOS 14.5 (xnu-10063.121.3)
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nomnomheapnom/CVE-2024-27815 ★ 0 · Sep 16, 2026
CVE-2024-27815 - XNU kernel heap buffer overflow in sbconcat_mbufs()
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2024-1109 Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-1097 Apple iOS und iPadOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 4, 2026