visionOS 1.1 Security Update

What visionOS 1.1 Fixes

visionOS 1.1, released March 7, 2024, fixes 18 vulnerabilities in 9 parts of the system, according to Apple's security advisory.

Apple says 2 of these flaws — CVE-2024-23225, CVE-2024-23296 — may already have been exploited. That makes visionOS 1.1 an update to install now rather than at the weekend.

It has since been superseded: the newest security release for visionOS 1 is visionOS 1.3, from July 29, 2024, which includes these fixes.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. These are 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

• RTKit 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-2024-23296

Which Devices Get visionOS 1.1

Apple lists visionOS 1.1 for: Apple Vision Pro.

How to Install visionOS 1.1

On Apple Vision Pro, open Settings → General → Software Update.

Security fixes are cumulative: any later release for the same version includes these as well, so if you are already past visionOS 1.1 there is nothing to do.

Every Fix in visionOS 1.1

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.

• ImageIO

  Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution

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

  CVE-2024-23258

• ImageIO

  Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution

  A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2024-23286

• WebKit

  Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

  The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2024-23226 CVE-2024-27859

• 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

• UIKit

  An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

  This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

  CVE-2024-23246

• Kernel

  An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

  A race condition was addressed with additional validation.

  CVE-2024-23235

• Accessibility

  An app may be able to spoof system notifications and UI

  This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks.

  CVE-2024-23262

• WebKit

  A malicious website may exfiltrate audio data cross-origin

  The issue was addressed with improved UI handling.

  CVE-2024-23254

• WebKit

  Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service

  The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2024-54658

• ImageIO

  Processing an image may result in disclosure of process memory

  The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2024-23257

• Metal

  An application may be able to read restricted memory

  A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.

  CVE-2024-23264

• Persona

  An unauthenticated user may be able to use an unprotected Persona

  A permissions issue was addressed to help ensure Personas are always protected

  CVE-2024-23295

• Safari

  An app may be able to fingerprint the user

  The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.

  CVE-2024-23220

• WebKit

  Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced

  A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.

  CVE-2024-23263

• WebKit

  Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced

  A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

  CVE-2024-23284

visionOS 1 Security Release History

visionOS 1.1 in context: the security releases Apple has published for visionOS 1, 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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