October 15, 2024 at 02:03PM
Apple released a security update for macOS Monterey 12.7.6 on July 29, 2024, addressing multiple vulnerabilities. Key improvements include enhanced data access restrictions, memory handling, and input validation. These changes mitigate risks of sensitive data leakage, unexpected app termination, and unauthorized access, significantly improving system security.
### Meeting Notes Takeaways
**Meeting Date:** Not specified
**Affected Product:** macOS Monterey 12.7.6
**Release Date:** July 29, 2024
#### Key Vulnerability Identifications:
1. **CVE-2024-40783**
– **Description:** Improved restriction of data container access.
– **Impact:** Potential bypass of Privacy preferences by malicious applications.
2. **CVE-2024-27826 & CVE-2024-40775**
– **Description:** Addressed downgrade issues with additional code-signing restrictions.
– **Impact:** Possible leakage of sensitive user information.
3. **CVE-2024-40774**
– **Description:** Additional code-signing restrictions for downgrade issues.
– **Impact:** Bypass of Privacy preferences by malicious applications.
4. **CVE-2024-27877**
– **Description:** Improved memory handling.
– **Impact:** Potential denial-of-service or memory content disclosure when processing maliciously crafted files.
5. **CVE-2024-40799 & CVE-2024-27873**
– **Description:** Improved input validation for out-of-bounds read/write issues.
– **Impact:** Unexpected app termination when processing malicious files.
6. **CVE-2024-2004, CVE-2024-2379, CVE-2024-2398, CVE-2024-2466**
– **Description:** Vulnerabilities in open source code affecting Apple Software.
– **Impact:** Multiple issues identified in curl.
7. **CVE-2024-40827**
– **Description:** Improved checks implemented.
– **Impact:** Potential arbitrary file overwriting by malicious applications.
8. **CVE-2024-6387, CVE-2024-40781, CVE-2024-40802, CVE-2024-40823**
– **Description:** Improved checks addressed issues allowing access to user-sensitive data.
– **Impact:** Heightened risk of unauthorized data access.
9. **CVE-2024-27882 & CVE-2024-40800**
– **Description:** Improved access restrictions and input validation.
– **Impact:** Modifications to protected file system areas by applications.
10. **CVE-2024-23296**
– **Description:** Improved validation for memory corruption issues.
– **Impact:** Potential exploitation by attackers to bypass kernel memory protections.
11. **CVE-2024-40817**
– **Description:** Improved UI handling.
– **Impact:** UI spoofing from websites framing malicious content.
12. **CVE-2024-40809, CVE-2024-40812**
– **Description:** Improved checks on logic issues.
– **Impact:** Bypass of Internet permission requirements by shortcuts.
13. **CVE-2024-23261**
– **Description:** Improved state management for logic issues.
– **Impact:** Unauthorized reading of another user’s information.
#### General Observations:
– Multiple vulnerabilities were addressed specifically related to data access permissions, user privacy, and exploitation risks due to malicious file handling.
– For most CVEs, an update is available to mitigate risks associated with the identified vulnerabilities in macOS Monterey 12.7.6.
**Next Steps:** Ensure all relevant parties are informed about the updates and encouraged to apply them to mitigate the highlighted vulnerabilities.