Kernel-memory disclosure via undisclosed type confusion
Published Mar 31, 2025 · Updated Jul 9, 2026
Kernel type confusion in Apple macOS Sonoma before 14.7.5 and Sequoia before 15.4 allows local users to read kernel memory. Apple has not disclosed the affected Kernel function or the incompatible object types whose memory is handled under the wrong interpretation. An attacker must already have user privileges, and the published impact is limited to reading kernel memory.
Summary
What happened
Kernel type confusion in Apple macOS Sonoma before 14.7.5 and Sequoia before 15.4 allows local users to read kernel memory. Apple has not disclosed the affected Kernel function or the incompatible object types whose memory is handled under the wrong interpretation. An attacker must already have user privileges, and the published impact is limited to reading kernel memory.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-24196
- Published
- Mar 31, 2025
- Updated
- Jul 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-125, CAPEC-540
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 31, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <14.7.5
- Affected versionversion=0 <15.4
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