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CISA adds Apple flaw CVE-2024-27834 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Severity
High
Highest CVSS
5.5
Exploited
Yes
Sources
2

US cyber security agency has added a flaw affecting Apple devices and the browser to its list of vulnerabilities that attackers are known to exploit. The flaw lets an attacker who already has partial control of a device get past a built-in protection against memory-based attacks. Apple has released fixes, so people should install the latest updates.

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What to do

  1. Update iPhone and iPad to iOS or iPadOS 17.5, or 16.7.8 for devices that cannot run iOS 17.
  2. Update Macs to macOS Sonoma 14.5 and Safari to version 17.5.
  3. Update Apple Watch to watchOS 10.5 and Apple TV to tvOS 17.5.
  4. Federal agencies should remediate the flaw by the due date set by CISA.

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Vulnerabilities

Full story timeline · 4 updates

  1. 14 May 2024CVE-2024-27834 published, CVSS 5.5NVD
  2. Wed 4 NovemberCVE-2024-27834 added to CISA’s exploited listCISA KEV
  3. Thu 5 NovemberHackers Exploit Patched Apple Flaw to Deliver Info-Stealing Malware, CISA SaysThe Hacker News
  4. U.S. CISA adds Apple flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogSecurity Affairs

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