CVE-2024-40788: A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected system shutdown in Apple iOS and iPadOS
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected system shutdown.
CVE-2024-40788: A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected system shutdown in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected system shutdown.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-07-10T17:11:04.689Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 690a3b53ff58c9332ff074ad
Added to database: 11/4/2025, 5:43:47 PM
Last updated: 11/4/2025, 5:44:53 PM
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