Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 13.6/18.1 race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 13.6/18.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes race condition. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-54494. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 13.6/18.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. 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 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.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-54494 since 12/03/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/08/2026).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3692). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Apple macOS

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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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CNA 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-100-288049
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3692 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

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 (30), 02/18/2025 04:31 (3), 08/30/2025 14:53 (7), 04/08/2026 01:33 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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