CVE-2024-27863 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can determine kernel memory layout due to insufficient log redaction, requiring an OS upgrade to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-27863?

CVE-2024-27863 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 29 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.6. A local attacker may be able to determine kernel memory layout.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27863?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Visionos, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2024-27863?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27863 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-27863 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27863 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Ipados vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4mr2-m258-8523.

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