About the security content of macOS Sequoia 15.2

This document describes the security content of macOS Sequoia 15.2.

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macOS Sequoia 15.2

Accounts

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling.

CVE-2024-54488: Benjamin Hornbeck, Skadz (@skadz108), Chi Yuan Chang of ZUSO ART and taikosoup

APFS

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.

CVE-2024-54541: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) and an anonymous researcher

Apple Software Restore

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-54477: Mickey Jin (@patch1t), Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji

AppleGraphicsControl

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: Parsing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected system termination

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2024-44220: D4m0n

AppleMobileFileIntegrity

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: A malicious app may be able to access private information

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-54526: Mickey Jin (@patch1t), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)

AppleMobileFileIntegrity

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-54527: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

AppleMobileFileIntegrity

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: A local attacker may gain access to user's Keychain items

Description: This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime.

CVE-2024-54490: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

ASP TCP

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory

Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation.

CVE-2024-54509: CertiK SkyFall Team

Audio

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-54529: Dillon Franke working with Google Project Zero

Contacts

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to view autocompleted contact information from Messages and Mail in system logs

Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

CVE-2024-54550: Smi1e (@Smi1eSEC)

Crash Reporter

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

CVE-2024-54513: an anonymous researcher

Crash Reporter

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling.

CVE-2024-44300: an anonymous researcher

DiskArbitration

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An encrypted volume may be accessed by a different user without prompting for the password

Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.

CVE-2024-54466: Michael Cohen

Disk Utility

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: Running a mount command may unexpectedly execute arbitrary code

Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

CVE-2024-54489: D’Angelo Gonzalez of CrowdStrike

Dock

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-54547: Rodolphe BRUNETTI (@eisw0lf) of Lupus Nova

Find My

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information

Description: The issue was resolved by sanitizing logging.

CVE-2024-54519: Kirin (@Pwnrin) and 7feilee

FontParser

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-54486: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

Foundation

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling.

CVE-2024-44291: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)

ICU

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

Description: An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

CVE-2024-54478: Gary Kwong

ImageIO

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

CVE-2024-54499: Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

ImageIO

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-54500: Junsung Lee working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

IOMobileFrameBuffer

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to corrupt coprocessor memory

Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

CVE-2024-54517: Ye Zhang (@VAR10CK) of Baidu Security

CVE-2024-54518: Ye Zhang (@VAR10CK) of Baidu Security

CVE-2024-54522: Ye Zhang (@VAR10CK) of Baidu Security

CVE-2024-54523: Ye Zhang (@VAR10CK) of Baidu Security

IOMobileFrameBuffer

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or arbitrary code execution in DCP firmware

Description: An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

CVE-2024-54506: Ye Zhang (@VAR10CK) of Baidu Security

Kernel

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-54468: an anonymous researcher

Kernel

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An attacker with user privileges may be able to read kernel memory

Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2024-54507: Joseph Ravichandran (@0xjprx) of MIT CSAIL

Kernel

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An attacker may be able to create a read-only memory mapping that can be written to

Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation.

CVE-2024-54494: sohybbyk

Kernel

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to leak sensitive kernel state

Description: A race condition was addressed with improved locking.

CVE-2024-54510: Joseph Ravichandran (@0xjprx) of MIT CSAIL

Kernel

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2024-44245: an anonymous researcher

Kernel

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to bypass kASLR

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2024-54531: Hyerean Jang, Taehun Kim, and Youngjoo Shin

LaunchServices

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to elevate privileges

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

CVE-2024-54465: an anonymous researcher

libexpat

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: A remote attacker may cause an unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution

Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.

CVE-2024-45490

libxpc

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-54514: an anonymous researcher

libxpc

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to gain elevated privileges

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-44225: 风沐云烟(@binary_fmyy)

Logging

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: A malicious application may be able to determine a user's current location

Description: The issue was resolved by sanitizing logging

CVE-2024-54491: Kirin (@Pwnrin)

MediaRemote

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

Description: The issue was resolved by sanitizing logging.

CVE-2024-54484: Meng Zhang (鲸落) of NorthSea

MobileAccessoryUpdater

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to edit NVRAM variables

Description: The issue was addressed with improved validation of environment variables.

CVE-2024-54536: Claudio Bozzato and Francesco Benvenuto of Cisco Talos

Notification Center

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

CVE-2024-54504: 神罚(@Pwnrin)

PackageKit

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-54474: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

CVE-2024-54476: Mickey Jin (@patch1t), Bohdan Stasiuk (@Bohdan_Stasiuk)

Passkeys

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: Password autofill may fill in passwords after failing authentication

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-54530: Abhay Kailasia (@abhay_kailasia) from C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram India, Rakeshkumar Talaviya

Passwords

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to alter network traffic

Description: This issue was addressed by using HTTPS when sending information over the network.

CVE-2024-54492: Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk of Mysk Inc. (@mysk_co)

Perl

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

CVE-2023-32395: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)

QuartzCore

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-54497: Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

QuickTime Player

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to read and write files outside of its sandbox

Description: This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks.

CVE-2024-54537: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Safari

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: On a device with Private Relay enabled, adding a website to the Safari Reading List may reveal the originating IP address to the website

Description: The issue was addressed with improved routing of Safari-originated requests.

CVE-2024-44246: Jacob Braun

Safari Private Browsing

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: Private Browsing tabs may be accessed without authentication

Description: An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.

CVE-2024-54542: Rei (@reizydev), Kenneth Chew

SceneKit

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to a denial of service

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-54501: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative

SharedFileList

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An attacker may gain access to protected parts of the file system

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

CVE-2024-54557: an anonymous researcher

SharedFileList

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to approve a launch daemon without user consent

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

CVE-2024-54516: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) and an anonymous researcher

SharedFileList

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

CVE-2024-54515: an anonymous researcher

SharedFileList

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to overwrite arbitrary files

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

CVE-2024-54528: an anonymous researcher

SharedFileList

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: A malicious app may be able to access arbitrary files

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling.

CVE-2024-54524: an anonymous researcher

SharedFileList

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

CVE-2024-54498: an anonymous researcher

Shortcuts

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: Privacy indicators for microphone access may be attributed incorrectly

Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.

CVE-2024-54493: Yokesh Muthu K

StorageKit

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

Description: A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

CVE-2024-44243: Mickey Jin (@patch1t), Jonathan Bar Or (@yo_yo_yo_jbo) of Microsoft

StorageKit

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

CVE-2024-44224: Amy (@asentientbot)

Swift

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

Description: The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic.

CVE-2024-54495: Claudio Bozzato and Francesco Benvenuto of Cisco Talos, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)

Sync Services

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

CVE-2024-54549: Kirin (@Pwnrin)

System Settings

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to determine a user’s current location

Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

CVE-2024-54475: Kirin (@Pwnrin)

System Settings

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to overwrite arbitrary files

Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

CVE-2024-54520: Rodolphe BRUNETTI (@eisw0lf)

Vim

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to heap corruption

Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.

CVE-2024-45306

VoiceOver

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An attacker with physical access to an iOS device may be able to view notification content from the lock screen

Description: The issue was addressed by adding additional logic.

CVE-2024-54485: Abhay Kailasia (@abhay_kailasia) from C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram India

WebKit

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-54479: Seunghyun Lee

CVE-2024-54502: Brendon Tiszka of Google Project Zero

WebKit

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2024-54508: linjy of HKUS3Lab and chluo of WHUSecLab, Xiangwei Zhang of Tencent Security YUNDING LAB

WebKit

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption

Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2024-54505: Gary Kwong

WebKit

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2024-54534: Tashita Software Security

CVE-2024-54543: Lukas Bernhard, Gary Kwong, and an anonymous researcher

WindowServer

Available for: macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to capture keyboard events from the lock screen

Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.

CVE-2024-54539: Halle Winkler, Politepix theoffcuts.org, and Trent @lathiat Lloyd

Additional recognition

ATS

We would like to acknowledge Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative for their assistance.

CUPS

We would like to acknowledge evilsocket for their assistance.

FaceTime

We would like to acknowledge 椰椰 for their assistance.

FaceTime Foundation

We would like to acknowledge Joshua Pellecchia for their assistance.

Kernel

We would like to acknowledge Zweig of Kunlun Lab for their assistance.

NSOpenPanel

We would like to acknowledge Shaheen Fazim for their assistance.

Photos

We would like to acknowledge Chi Yuan Chang of ZUSO ART and taikosoup for their assistance.

Proximity

We would like to acknowledge Junming C. (@Chapoly1305) and Prof. Qiang Zeng of George Mason University for their assistance.

Safari

We would like to acknowledge Jaydev Ahire for their assistance.

Safari Private Browsing

We would like to acknowledge Richard Hyunho Im (@richeeta) with Route Zero Security for their assistance.

Sandbox

We would like to acknowledge IES Red Team of ByteDance for their assistance.

Siri

We would like to acknowledge Bistrit Dahal for their assistance.

Swift

We would like to acknowledge Marc Schoenefeld, Dr. rer. nat. for their assistance.

WebKit

We would like to acknowledge Hafiizh for their assistance.

WindowServer

We would like to acknowledge Felix Kratz for their assistance.