CVE-2024-54546: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory in Apple macOS
CVE-2024-54546 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS that could allow an application to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory. The issue relates to improper memory handling and has been addressed in macOS Sequoia 15. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7. 5, indicating a significant impact on system integrity but no confidentiality or availability impact. Users should update to macOS Sequoia 15 to remediate this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Apple macOS involves improper memory handling that may allow an application to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory. The issue is tracked as CVE-2024-54546 and has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N), indicating that it can be exploited remotely without privileges or user interaction to impact integrity. The flaw is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15 through improved memory handling.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause unexpected termination of the system or corrupt kernel memory, potentially leading to integrity violations. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability according to the CVSS vector. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. Users and administrators should apply this official update to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, local patching is required. Patch status is confirmed fixed in the specified macOS version.
CVE-2024-54546: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory in Apple macOS
Description
CVE-2024-54546 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS that could allow an application to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory. The issue relates to improper memory handling and has been addressed in macOS Sequoia 15. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7. 5, indicating a significant impact on system integrity but no confidentiality or availability impact. Users should update to macOS Sequoia 15 to remediate this issue.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Apple macOS involves improper memory handling that may allow an application to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory. The issue is tracked as CVE-2024-54546 and has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N), indicating that it can be exploited remotely without privileges or user interaction to impact integrity. The flaw is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15 through improved memory handling.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause unexpected termination of the system or corrupt kernel memory, potentially leading to integrity violations. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability according to the CVSS vector. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. Users and administrators should apply this official update to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, local patching is required. Patch status is confirmed fixed in the specified macOS version.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-03T22:50:35.513Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69ceb834e6bfc5ba1df6eebc
Added to database: 4/2/2026, 6:40:52 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:35:55 PM
Last updated: 5/20/2026, 1:44:28 PM
Views: 34
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