CVE-2024-54510
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA race condition was addressed with improved locking. 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, watchOS 11.2. An app may be able to leak sensitive kernel state.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA race condition in the kernel's locking mechanism allows a malicious local application to leak sensitive kernel state information. The vulnerability stems from improper synchronization that can be exploited by an app executing on the device to access kernel memory that should be protected.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 17.7.3>= 18.0, < 18.2< 18.2< 13.7.2>= 14.0, < 14.7.2>= 15.0, < 15.2< 18.2< 11.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check iPadOS versionGo to Settings > General > About on the iPad and note the version numberAffected if Version is less than 17.7.3, or 18.0 or higher but less than 18.2
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Check iPhone iOS versionGo to Settings > General > About on the iPhone and note the version numberAffected if Version is less than 18.2
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Check macOS versionClick Apple menu > About This Mac and note the version numberAffected if Version is less than 13.7.2, or 14.0 or higher but less than 14.7.2, or 15.0 or higher but less than 15.2
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Check tvOS versionGo to Settings > General > About > Version on Apple TVAffected if Version is less than 18.2
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Check watchOS versionOpen the Watch app on iPhone, go to My Watch > General > About and note the watchOS versionAffected if Version is less than 11.2
If any of the detected OS versions fall within the affected ranges listed above, the device is vulnerable to kernel memory leakage via this race condition.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped11.213.7.214.7.2
Apply the vendor-supplied OS updates: iOS 18.2/iPadOS 18.2, iPadOS 17.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.2/Sonoma 14.7.2/Ventura 13.7.2, tvOS 18.2, and watchOS 11.2.
iOS 18.2 / iPadOS 18.2 / iPadOS 17.7.3 / macOS Ventura 13.7.2 / macOS Sonoma 14.7.2 / macOS Sequoia 15.2 / tvOS 18.2 / watchOS 11.2
- For iPhone users: Update to iOS 18.2 or later via Settings > General > Software Update
- For iPad users: Update to iPadOS 18.2 (or iPadOS 17.7.3 if staying on iOS 17) via Settings > General > Software Update
- For Mac users: Update to macOS Ventura 13.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, or macOS Sequoia 15.2 via System Settings > General > Software Update
- For Apple TV users: Update to tvOS 18.2 via Settings > General > System Update
- For Apple Watch users: Update to watchOS 11.2 via the Watch app on iPhone or directly on Apple Watch
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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