CVE-2024-23296: Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Description

Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS RTKit contain a memory corruption vulnerability that allows an attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability to bypass kernel memory protections.

Required action (CISA)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214081, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214082, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214084, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214086, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214088 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23296

Weakness behind it

CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-787. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.

References

• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23296
• KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog