High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 15, 2025· Updated Apr 2, 2026

CVE-2024-40771

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected products

Apple Inc./Ipados
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <16.7.8
Apple Inc./Iphone Os
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <16.7.8
Apple Inc./macOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <13.6.7
Apple Inc./tvOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <17.5
Apple Inc./Visionos
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <1.2

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

support.apple.com/en-us/120898nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/120899nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/120900nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/120901nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/120902nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/120903nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/120905nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/120906nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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