October 15, 2024 at 02:15PM
The macOS Sonoma 14.5 update addresses multiple security vulnerabilities, including memory handling issues, logic flaws, and improper checks. These vulnerabilities could allow local attackers to cause system crashes, access user data, or execute arbitrary code. Users are advised to update to enhance system security.
### Meeting Notes Takeaways
**Release Details:**
– **Apple ID:** 120903
– **Release Date:** May 13, 2024
– **Affected Product:** macOS Sonoma 14.5
**Security Vulnerabilities Addressed:**
1. **CVE-2024-27826**
– **Description:** Improved memory handling.
– **Impact:** Local attacker may cause unexpected system shutdown.
2. **CVE-2024-27804, CVE-2024-27837, CVE-2024-27816**
– **Description:** Logic issue with improved checks.
– **Impact:** Attacker may access user data.
3. **CVE-2024-27825**
– **Description:** Downgrade issue addressed with code-signing restrictions.
– **Impact:** App may bypass certain Privacy preferences.
4. **CVE-2024-27829**
– **Description:** Improved memory handling.
– **Impact:** May lead to app termination or arbitrary code execution.
5. **CVE-2024-27841**
– **Description:** Improved memory handling.
– **Impact:** App may disclose kernel memory.
6. **CVE-2024-23236**
– **Description:** Correctness issue with improved checks.
– **Impact:** App may read arbitrary files.
7. **CVE-2024-27805, CVE-2024-27817**
– **Description:** Improved checks.
– **Impact:** App may execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
8. **CVE-2024-27831**
– **Description:** Out-of-bounds write with improved input validation.
– **Impact:** App may terminate unexpectedly or execute arbitrary code.
9. **CVE-2024-27832**
– **Description:** Improved checks.
– **Impact:** App may elevate privileges.
10. **CVE-2024-27827**
– **Description:** State management improvements.
– **Impact:** App may read arbitrary files.
11. **CVE-2024-27801**
– **Description:** Improved checks.
– **Impact:** App may elevate privileges.
12. **CVE-2024-27836**
– **Description:** Improved checks for malicious images.
– **Impact:** May lead to arbitrary code execution.
13. **CVE-2024-27799, CVE-2024-27818, CVE-2024-27815**
– **Description:** Out-of-bounds write addressed.
– **Impact:** May allow code execution with kernel privileges.
14. **CVE-2024-27823**
– **Description:** Race condition addressed.
– **Impact:** Spoofing of network packets.
15. **CVE-2024-27811**
– **Description:** Improved checks.
– **Impact:** App privilege elevation.
16. **CVE-2023-42893, CVE-2024-23251**
– **Description:** Improved state management for authentication issue.
– **Impact:** Physical access may lead to Mail account credential leaks.
17. **CVE-2024-23282**
– **Description:** Improved checks.
– **Impact:** Malicious email may initiate FaceTime calls without authorization.
18. **CVE-2024-27810**
– **Description:** Path handling improvements.
– **Impact:** App may read sensitive location information.
19. **CVE-2024-27800, CVE-2024-27802**
– **Description:** Out-of-bounds read addressed.
– **Impact:** May lead to unexpected app termination or code execution.
20. **CVE-2024-27857, CVE-2024-27822, CVE-2024-27824**
– **Description:** Vulnerable code removed.
– **Impact:** App privilege elevation.
21. **CVE-2024-27885, CVE-2024-27813**
– **Description:** Improved checks.
– **Impact:** Arbitrary code execution outside sandbox.
22. **CVE-2024-27844**
– **Description:** Improved checks.
– **Impact:** Website permission dialog issue.
23. **CVE-2024-27843, CVE-2024-27821**
– **Description:** Path handling improvements.
– **Impact:** Sensitive data output without consent.
24. **CVE-2024-27855**
– **Description:** Improved checks.
– **Impact:** Shortcut may use sensitive data without user prompting.
25. **CVE-2024-27798**
– **Description:** Improved state management.
– **Impact:** Attacker privilege elevation risk.
26. **CVE-2024-27848**
– **Description:** Improved permission checking.
– **Impact:** Malicious app gaining root privileges.
27. **CVE-2024-27847**
– **Description:** Improved checks.
– **Impact:** App bypassing Privacy preferences.
28. **CVE-2024-27884**
– **Description:** New entitlement added.
– **Impact:** App access to user-sensitive data.
29. **CVE-2024-27842**
– **Description:** Improved checks.
– **Impact:** Arbitrary code execution risk.
30. **CVE-2024-27796, CVE-2024-27834, CVE-2024-27838, CVE-2024-27808, CVE-2024-27850, CVE-2024-27851**
– **Description:** Improved bounds checks.
– **Impact:** Malicious web content leading to arbitrary code execution.
31. **CVE-2024-27830**
– **Description:** Improved state management.
– **Impact:** Fingerprinting risks from malicious web pages.
32. **CVE-2024-27820**
– **Description:** Memory handling improvements.
– **Impact:** Arbitrary code execution risk from web content.
### Summary
The release focuses on addressing multiple vulnerabilities related to memory handling, logic checks, path handling, out-of-bounds issues, and privilege elevation, all aimed at enhancing the security of macOS Sonoma 14.5.