About the security content of macOS Sequoia 15.1
This document describes the security content of macOS Sequoia 15.1.
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macOS Sequoia 15.1
Released October 28, 2024
Apache
Impact: Multiple issues existed in Apache
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software 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-2024-39573
CVE-2024-38477
CVE-2024-38476
App Support
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to run arbitrary shortcuts without user consent
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved logic.
CVE-2024-44255: an anonymous researcher
AppleAVD
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Parsing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected system termination
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2024-44232: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero
CVE-2024-44233: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero
CVE-2024-44234: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero
Entry added November 1, 2024
AppleMobileFileIntegrity
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2024-44270: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
AppleMobileFileIntegrity
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.
CVE-2024-44280: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Assets
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2024-44260: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Contacts
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.
CVE-2024-44298: Kirin (@Pwnrin) and 7feilee
CoreMedia Playback
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to access private information
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.
CVE-2024-44273: pattern-f (@pattern_F_), Hikerell of Loadshine Lab
CoreServicesUIAgent
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks.
CVE-2024-44295: an anonymous researcher
CoreText
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-2024-44240: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
CVE-2024-44302: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
CUPS
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to leak sensitive user information
Description: An issue existed in the parsing of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2024-44213: Alexandre Bedard
Find My
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.
CVE-2024-44289: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
Foundation
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Parsing a file may lead to disclosure of user information
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2024-44282: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Game Controllers
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An attacker with physical access can input Game Controller events to apps running on a locked device
Description: The issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device.
CVE-2024-44265: Ronny Stiftel
ImageIO
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing an image may result in disclosure of process memory
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2024-44215: Junsung Lee working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
ImageIO
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted message may lead to a denial-of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2024-44297: Jex Amro
Installer
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions.
CVE-2024-44216: Zhongquan Li (@Guluisacat)
Installer
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2024-44287: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
IOGPUFamily
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2024-44197: Wang Yu of Cyberserval
IOMobileFrameBuffer
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or arbitrary code execution in DCP firmware
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2024-44299: Ye Zhang (@VAR10CK) of Baidu Security
CVE-2024-44241: Ye Zhang (@VAR10CK) of Baidu Security
CVE-2024-44242: Ye Zhang (@VAR10CK) of Baidu Security
Entry added December 11, 2024
IOSurface
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2024-44285: an anonymous researcher
Kernel
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to leak sensitive kernel state
Description: An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.
CVE-2024-44239: Mateusz Krzywicki (@krzywix)
LaunchServices
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation.
CVE-2024-40849: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)
Entry added December 11, 2024
libarchive
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a malicious crafted file may lead to a denial-of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2024-44201: Ben Roeder
Entry added December 11, 2024
Login Window
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A person with physical access to a Mac may be able to bypass Login Window during a software update
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2024-44231: Toomas Römer
Login Window
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An attacker with physical access to a Mac may be able to view protected content from the Login Window
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2024-44223: Jaime Bertran
Maps
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2024-44222: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
Messages
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Description: The issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.
CVE-2024-44256: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
NetAuth
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious application may be able to leak a user's credentials
Description: This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks.
CVE-2024-54471: Noah Gregory (wts.dev)
Entry added December 11, 2024
Notification Center
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.
CVE-2024-44292: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
Notification Center
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A user may be able to view sensitive user information
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.
CVE-2024-44293: Kirin (@Pwnrin) and 7feilee
PackageKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2024-44247: Un3xploitable of CW Research Inc
CVE-2024-44267: Bohdan Stasiuk (@Bohdan_Stasiuk), Un3xploitable of CW Research Inc, Pedro Tôrres (@t0rr3sp3dr0)
CVE-2024-44301: Bohdan Stasiuk (@Bohdan_Stasiuk), Un3xploitable of CW Research Inc, Pedro Tôrres (@t0rr3sp3dr0)
CVE-2024-44275: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)
CVE-2024-44303: Pedro Tôrres (@t0rr3sp3dr0)
Entry updated December 11, 2024
PackageKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences
Description: A path deletion vulnerability was addressed by preventing vulnerable code from running with privileges.
CVE-2024-44156: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)
CVE-2024-44159: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
PackageKit
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 checks.
CVE-2024-44253: Mickey Jin (@patch1t), Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji
PackageKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An attacker with root privileges may be able to delete protected system files
Description: A path deletion vulnerability was addressed by preventing vulnerable code from running with privileges.
CVE-2024-44294: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
PackageKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2024-44196: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji
Photos
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access Contacts without user consent
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2024-40858: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji
Pro Res
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-2024-44277: an anonymous researcher and Yinyi Wu(@_3ndy1) from Dawn Security Lab of JD.com, Inc.
Quick Look
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to read arbitrary files
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2024-44195: an anonymous researcher
Safari Downloads
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An attacker may be able to misuse a trust relationship to download malicious content
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2024-44259: Narendra Bhati, Manager of Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt. Ltd, Pune (India)
Safari Private Browsing
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Private browsing may leak some browsing history
Description: An information leakage was addressed with additional validation.
CVE-2024-44229: Lucas Di Tomase
Sandbox
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
CVE-2024-44211: Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman) and Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit)
Sandbox
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious application with root privileges may be able to access private information
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2024-44219: Ryan Dowd (@_rdowd)
Entry added December 11, 2024
SceneKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to heap corruption
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2024-44218: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Screen Sharing Server
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A user with screen sharing access may be able to view another user's screen
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2024-44248: Halle Winkler, Politepix (theoffcuts.org)
Entry added December 11, 2024
Security
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2024-54538: Bing Shi, Wenchao Li and Xiaolong Bai of Alibaba Group, and Luyi Xing of Indiana University Bloomington
Entry added December 19, 2024
Shortcuts
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2024-44254: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
Shortcuts
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may use shortcuts to access restricted files
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2024-44269: Kirin (@Pwnrin) and an anonymous researcher
Entry updated December 11, 2024
sips
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2024-44236: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
CVE-2024-44237: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
sips
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Parsing a file may lead to disclosure of user information
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2024-44279: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
CVE-2024-44281: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
sips
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Parsing a maliciously crafted file may lead to an unexpected app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2024-44283: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
sips
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Parsing a maliciously crafted file may lead to an unexpected app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2024-44284: Junsung Lee, dw0r! working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Siri
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2024-44194: Rodolphe Brunetti (@eisw0lf)
Siri
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2024-44200: Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech)
Entry added December 11, 2024
Siri
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A sandboxed app may be able to access sensitive user data in system logs
Description: An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.
CVE-2024-44278: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
SystemMigration
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to create symlinks to protected regions of the disk
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
CVE-2024-44264: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Weather
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to determine a user’s current location
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2024-44290: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
Entry added December 11, 2024
WebKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
WebKit Bugzilla: 278765
CVE-2024-44296: Narendra Bhati, Manager of Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt. Ltd, Pune (India)
WebKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Cookies belonging to one origin may be sent to another origin
Description: A cookie management issue was addressed with improved state management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 279226
CVE-2024-44212: Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog)
Entry added December 11, 2024
WebKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation.
WebKit Bugzilla: 279780
CVE-2024-44244: an anonymous researcher, Q1IQ (@q1iqF) and P1umer (@p1umer)
WindowServer
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2024-44257: Bohdan Stasiuk (@Bohdan_Stasiuk)
Additional recognition
Airport
We would like to acknowledge Bohdan Stasiuk (@Bohdan_Stasiuk), K宝(@Pwnrin) for their assistance.
Calculator
We would like to acknowledge Kenneth Chew for their assistance.
Calendar
We would like to acknowledge K宝(@Pwnrin) for their assistance.
ImageIO
We would like to acknowledge Amir Bazine and Karsten König of CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations, an anonymous researcher for their assistance.
Messages
We would like to acknowledge Collin Potter, an anonymous researcher for their assistance.
NetworkExtension
We would like to acknowledge Patrick Wardle of DoubleYou & the Objective-See Foundation for their assistance.
Notification Center
We would like to acknowledge Kirin (@Pwnrin) and LFYSec for their assistance.
Photos
We would like to acknowledge James Robertson for their assistance.
Safari Private Browsing
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher and Jacob Compton for their assistance.
Entry updated December 11, 2024
Safari Tabs
We would like to acknowledge Jaydev Ahire for their assistance.
Siri
We would like to acknowledge Bistrit Dahal for their assistance.
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