VDB-272890 · CVE-2024-40815 · GCVE-0-2024-40815

Apple macOS race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple macOS. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to race condition. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-40815. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple macOS (affected version not known). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, tvOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6. A malicious attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-40815 since 07/10/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Temp Score: 4.4
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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ADP CISA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/10/2024 🔍
07/30/2024 +20 days 🔍
07/30/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/04/2026 +613 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-40815 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-40815
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-272890
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2024 08:42
Updated: 04/04/2026 16:43
Changes: 07/30/2024 08:42 (53), 08/16/2024 05:52 (13), 04/04/2026 16:43 (12)
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