macOS kernel memory corruption causing system crash pre-15.3
CVE-2025-24111 Published on May 12, 2025
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, iPadOS 17.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, watchOS 11.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-24111 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?
The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.
CVE-2025-24111 has been classified to as a Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-24111
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Affected Versions
Apple iOS and iPadOS:- Before 18.3 is affected.
- Before 17.7.7 is affected.
- Before 13.7.5 is affected.
- Before 14.7.5 is affected.
- Before 15.3 is affected.
- Before 18.3 is affected.
- Before 2.3 is affected.
- Before 11.3 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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