macOS Monterey 12.7.4 Security Update

What macOS Monterey 12.7.4 Fixes

macOS Monterey 12.7.4, released March 7, 2024, fixes 28 vulnerabilities in 21 parts of the system, according to Apple's security advisory.

Apple says one of these flaws — CVE-2024-23225 — may already have been exploited. That makes macOS Monterey 12.7.4 an update to install now rather than at the weekend.

It has since been superseded: the newest security release for macOS Monterey is macOS Monterey 12.7.6, from July 29, 2024, which includes these fixes.

Grouped by us from the impact Apple gives for each fix; the impact lines below are Apple's own.

Exploited Before the Fix

Apple flags a fix as possibly exploited when it has a credible report that the flaw was used against real people before the patch. This one is the reason to update today.

• Kernel Exploited

  An attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability may be able to bypass kernel memory protections. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited.

  A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation.

  CVE-2024-23225

Which Devices Get macOS Monterey 12.7.4

Apple lists macOS Monterey 12.7.4 for: macOS Monterey.

How to Install macOS Monterey 12.7.4

On the Mac, open System Settings → General → Software Update. Macs that cannot run the newest macOS are offered the update for their own version there.

Security fixes are cumulative: any later release for the same version includes these as well, so if you are already past macOS Monterey 12.7.4 there is nothing to do.

Every Fix in macOS Monterey 12.7.4

The rest of Apple's advisory — every fix not already listed above, the most serious kinds first. Each entry is the part of the system affected, Apple's description of the impact and the fix, and the CVE ID.

• ColorSync

  Processing a file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution

  The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2024-23247

• Image Processing

  An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

  The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2024-23270

• ImageIO

  Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution

  A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2024-23286

• Intel Graphics Driver

  An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

  An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation.

  CVE-2024-23234

• Admin Framework

  An app may be able to elevate privileges

  A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-23276

• Disk Images

  An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-23299

• Dock

  An app from a standard user account may be able to escalate privilege after admin user login

  A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

  CVE-2024-23244

• Kernel

  An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory

  A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking.

  CVE-2024-23265

• PackageKit

  An app may be able to elevate privileges

  An injection issue was addressed with improved input validation.

  CVE-2024-23274 CVE-2024-23268

• Airport

  An app may be able to read sensitive location information

  This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

  CVE-2024-23227

• CoreCrypto

  An attacker may be able to decrypt legacy RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 ciphertexts without having the private key

  A timing side-channel issue was addressed with improvements to constant-time computation in cryptographic functions.

  CVE-2024-23218

• MediaRemote

  An app may be able to access sensitive user data

  This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

  CVE-2023-28826

• Notes

  An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

  A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

  CVE-2024-23283

• PackageKit

  An app may be able to access protected user data

  A race condition was addressed with additional validation.

  CVE-2024-23275

• PackageKit

  An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-23267

• SharedFileList

  An app may be able to access sensitive user data

  This issue was addressed with improved file handling.

  CVE-2024-23230

• Shortcuts

  A shortcut may be able to use sensitive data with certain actions without prompting the user

  The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks.

  CVE-2024-23204

• Transparency

  An app may be able to access sensitive user data

  The issue was addressed with improved restriction of data container access.

  CVE-2023-40389

• libxpc

  An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service

  A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

  CVE-2024-23201

• AppleMobileFileIntegrity

  An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

  A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

  CVE-2024-23269

• ImageIO

  Processing an image may result in disclosure of process memory

  The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2024-23257

• Kerberos v5 PAM module

  An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

  The issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-23266

• Metal

  An application may be able to read restricted memory

  A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.

  CVE-2024-23264

• PackageKit

  An app may be able to overwrite arbitrary files

  A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

  CVE-2024-23216

• Shortcuts

  Third-party shortcuts may use a legacy action from Automator to send events to apps without user consent

  This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent.

  CVE-2024-23245

• Storage Services

  A user may gain access to protected parts of the file system

  A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2024-23272

macOS Monterey Security Release History

macOS Monterey 12.7.4 in context: the security releases Apple has published for macOS Monterey, newest first, with the number of fixes each carried.

The Same Fixes Elsewhere

Apple ships most fixes to every platform that shares the code, and to older versions still under support. These releases close at least one of the same CVEs:

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