VDB-288047 · CVE-2024-54494 · WID-SEC-2024-3692

Apple macOS up to 13.6/18.1 race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple macOS up to 13.6/18.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-54494. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/18.1. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, iPadOS 17.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.7.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2, watchOS 11.2. An attacker may be able to create a read-only memory mapping that can be written to.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-54494 since 12/03/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3692). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

Apple macOS

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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NVD Base Score: 5.9
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CNA Base Score: 5.9
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ADP CISA Base Score: 5.9
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/03/2024 🔍
12/12/2024 +9 days 🔍
12/12/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/08/2026 +481 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-54494 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-54494
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-288047
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3692 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2024 07:48
Updated: 04/08/2026 01:33
Changes: 12/12/2024 07:48 (54), 12/16/2024 23:01 (37), 02/18/2025 04:31 (3), 08/30/2025 14:53 (7), 04/08/2026 01:33 (12)
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