Apple watchOS memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-27826. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS (version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.5. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected system shutdown.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-27826 since 02/26/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/26/2024 🔍
07/30/2024 +154 days 🔍
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04/04/2026 +613 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-27826 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-27826
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-272923

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2024 09:21
Updated: 04/04/2026 06:35
Changes: 07/30/2024 09:21 (53), 07/31/2024 02:23 (1), 12/10/2024 16:30 (20), 04/04/2026 06:35 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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