CVE-2024-54494 Race condition in iOS and iPadOS
An attacker can exploit a race condition to create a writable read-only memory mapping, potentially leading to code execution on Apple devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-54494?
CVE-2024-54494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 11 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, iPadOS 17.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.7.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2, watchOS 11.2. An attacker may be able to create a read-only memory mapping that can be written to.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-54494?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Visionos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-54494?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-54494 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-54494 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54494 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q7qj-rx6w-8pxw.