A use-after-free vulnerability in Apple mDNSResponder could allow a remote attacker to trigger memory corruption in a kernel-adjacent attack path, resulting in unexpected system termination or corruption of kernel memory. The issue was addressed through improved memory management. Affected Apple platforms included iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS prior to the patched releases iOS 18.7.9 and 26.5, iPadOS 18.7.9 and 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and watchOS 26.5.
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A remote vulnerability in mDNSResponder that may allow unexpected system termination or kernel memory corruption.
A use-after-free vulnerability in macOS Tahoe that may allow a remote attacker to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
A remote use-after-free vulnerability that could cause system termination or kernel memory corruption.
A use-after-free vulnerability in Apple TV software that could allow a remote attacker to cause system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
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Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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