About the security content of iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7
This document describes the security content of iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7.
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iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7
Released September 16, 2024
Accessibility
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to Control Nearby Devices via accessibility features
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2024-44171: Jake Derouin
Compression
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Unpacking a maliciously crafted archive may allow an attacker to write arbitrary files
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved locking.
CVE-2024-27876: Snoolie Keffaber (@0xilis)
Game Center
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: A file access issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2024-40850: Denis Tokarev (@illusionofcha0s)
ImageIO
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2024-27880: Junsung Lee
ImageIO
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service
Description: An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2024-44176: dw0r of ZeroPointer Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative, an anonymous researcher
IOSurfaceAccelerator
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2024-44169: Antonio Zekić
Kernel
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Network traffic may leak outside a VPN tunnel
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2024-44165: Andrew Lytvynov
Kernel
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An app may gain unauthorized access to Bluetooth
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2024-44191: Alexander Heinrich, SEEMOO, DistriNet, KU Leuven (@vanhoefm), TU Darmstadt (@Sn0wfreeze) and Mathy Vanhoef
Mail Accounts
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.
CVE-2024-40791: Rodolphe BRUNETTI (@eisw0lf)
mDNSResponder
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: A logic error was addressed with improved error handling.
CVE-2024-44183: Olivier Levon
Safari Private Browsing
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Private Browsing tabs may be accessed without authentication
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2024-44127: Anamika Adhikari
Shortcuts
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: A shortcut may output sensitive user data without consent
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2024-44158: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
Shortcuts
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An app may be able to observe data displayed to the user by Shortcuts
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files.
CVE-2024-40844: Kirin (@Pwnrin) and luckyu (@uuulucky) of NorthSea
Sync Services
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2024-44164: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Transparency
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2024-44184: Bohdan Stasiuk (@Bohdan_Stasiuk)
UIKit
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2024-27879: Justin Cohen
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