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macOS 14.x < 14.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (122069)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 214661

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 14.x prior to 14.7.3. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, visionOS 2.3, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory. (CVE-2025-24154)

 - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to access contacts.
 (CVE-2024-44172)

 - A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system. (CVE-2024-44243)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, visionOS 2.2, tvOS 18.2, watchOS 11.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2.
 Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service. (CVE-2024-54497)

 - An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory. (CVE-2024-54509)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to macOS 14.7.3 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 214661

File Name: macos_122069.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 1/27/2025

Updated: 3/20/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-24154

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:macos:14.0, cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:14.0

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/27/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/11/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-44172, CVE-2024-44243, CVE-2024-54497, CVE-2024-54509, CVE-2025-24086, CVE-2025-24092, CVE-2025-24093, CVE-2025-24094, CVE-2025-24099, CVE-2025-24100, CVE-2025-24102, CVE-2025-24103, CVE-2025-24106, CVE-2025-24109, CVE-2025-24112, CVE-2025-24114, CVE-2025-24115, CVE-2025-24116, CVE-2025-24118, CVE-2025-24120, CVE-2025-24121, CVE-2025-24122, CVE-2025-24123, CVE-2025-24124, CVE-2025-24127, CVE-2025-24130, CVE-2025-24136, CVE-2025-24137, CVE-2025-24138, CVE-2025-24139, CVE-2025-24146, CVE-2025-24149, CVE-2025-24151, CVE-2025-24154, CVE-2025-24156, CVE-2025-24159, CVE-2025-24160, CVE-2025-24161, CVE-2025-24163, CVE-2025-24174, CVE-2025-24176, CVE-2025-24185

APPLE-SA: 122069

IAVA: 2025-A-0068-S