Apple Security Advisory 10-28-2024-2

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APPLE-SA-10-28-2024-2 iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1

iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1 addresses the following issues.
Information about the security content is also available at
https://support.apple.com/121567.

Apple maintains a Security Releases page at
https://support.apple.com/100100 which lists recent
software updates with security advisories.

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 view sensitive user information
Description: The issue was addressed with improved authentication.
CVE-2024-44274: Rizki Maulana (rmrizki.my.id), Matthew Butler, Jake
Derouin

CoreText
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 font may result in the
disclosure of process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2024-44240: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day
Initiative
CVE-2024-44302: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day
Initiative

Foundation
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: Parsing a file may lead to disclosure of user information
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input
validation.
CVE-2024-44282: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day
Initiative

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 result in disclosure of process memory
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2024-44215: Junsung Lee working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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 message may lead to a denial-
of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2024-44297: Jex Amro

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 be able to leak sensitive kernel state
Description: An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved
private data redaction for log entries.
CVE-2024-44239: Mateusz Krzywicki (@krzywix)

Managed Configuration
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: Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to
modification of protected system files
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of
symlinks.
CVE-2024-44258: Hichem Maloufi, Christian Mina, Ismail Amzdak

MobileBackup
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: Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to
modification of protected system files
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling.
CVE-2024-44252: Nimrat Khalsa, Davis Dai, James Gill
(@[email protected])

Safari
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: Maliciously crafted web content may violate iframe sandboxing
policy
Description: A custom URL scheme handling issue was addressed with
improved input validation.
CVE-2024-44155: Narendra Bhati, Manager of Cyber Security at Suma Soft
Pvt. Ltd, Pune (India)

Safari Downloads
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 misuse a trust relationship to
download malicious content
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2024-44259: Narendra Bhati, Manager of Cyber Security at Suma Soft
Pvt. Ltd, Pune (India)

SceneKit
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: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size
validation.
CVE-2024-44144: 냥냥

SceneKit
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 heap
corruption
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2024-44218: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day
Initiative

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 malicious app may use shortcuts to access restricted files
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2024-44269: an anonymous researcher

Siri
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 sandboxed app may be able to access sensitive user data in
system logs
Description: An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved
private data redaction for log entries.
CVE-2024-44278: Kirin (@Pwnrin)

VoiceOver
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 view restricted content from the lock
screen
Description: This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on
a locked device.
CVE-2024-44261: Braylon (@softwarescool)

WebKit
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 maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content
Security Policy from being enforced
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
WebKit Bugzilla: 278765
CVE-2024-44296: Narendra Bhati, Manager of Cyber Security at Suma Soft
Pvt. Ltd, Pune (India)

Additional recognition

Security
We would like to acknowledge Bing Shi, Wenchao Li and Xiaolong Bai of
Alibaba Group for their assistance.

Spotlight
We would like to acknowledge Paulo Henrique Batista Rosa de Castro
(@paulohbrc) for their assistance.

WebKit
We would like to acknowledge Eli Grey (eligrey.com) for their
assistance.

This update is available through iTunes and Software Update on your
iOS device, and will not appear in your computer’s Software Update
application, or in the Apple Downloads site. Make sure you have an
Internet connection and have installed the latest version of iTunes
from https://www.apple.com/itunes/

iTunes and Software Update on the device will automatically check
Apple’s update server on its weekly schedule. When an update is
detected, it is downloaded and the option to be installed is
presented to the user when the iOS device is docked. We recommend
applying the update immediately if possible. Selecting
Don’t Install will present the option the next time you connect
your iOS device.

The automatic update process may take up to a week depending on
the day that iTunes or the device checks for updates. You may
manually obtain the update via the Check for Updates button
within iTunes, or the Software Update on your device.

To check that the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad has been updated:

* Navigate to Settings
* Select General
* Select About. The version after applying this update will be
“iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1”.

All information is also posted on the Apple Security Releases
web site: https://support.apple.com/100100.

This message is signed with Apple’s Product Security PGP key,
and details are available at:
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