Security update of iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9

Security content of iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9

CoreGraphics
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2024-40799: D4m0n

CoreMedia
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2024-27873: Amir Bazine and Karsten König of CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations

ImageIO
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2023-6277
CVE-2023-52356

ImageIO
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2024-40806: Yisumi

ImageIO
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination
Description: An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2024-40784: Junsung Lee working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative and Gandalf4a

Kernel
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected system shutdown
Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2024-40788: Minghao Lin and Jiaxun Zhu from Zhejiang University

NetworkExtension
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: Private browsing may leak some browsing history
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.
CVE-2024-40796: Adam M.

Photos Storage
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication
Description: An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2024-40778: Mateen Alinaghi

Security
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: An app may be able to read Safari's browsing history
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2024-40798: Adam M.

Shortcuts
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: A shortcut may be able to use sensitive data with certain actions without prompting the user
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2024-40833: an anonymous researcher
CVE-2024-40835: an anonymous researcher
CVE-2024-40836: an anonymous researcher

Shortcuts
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2024-40793: Kirin (@Pwnrin)

Shortcuts
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: A shortcut may be able to bypass Internet permission requirements
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2024-40809: an anonymous researcher
CVE-2024-40812: an anonymous researcher

Siri
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: An attacker with physical access may be able to use Siri to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device.
CVE-2024-40818: Bistrit Dahal and Srijan Poudel

Siri
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: An attacker may be able to view sensitive user information
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2024-40786: Bistrit Dahal

Siri
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to access contacts from the lock screen
Description: This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device.
CVE-2024-40822: Srijan Poudel

VoiceOver
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: An attacker may be able to view restricted content from the lock screen
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2024-40829: Abhay Kailasia (@abhay_kailasia) of Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal India

WebKit
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
Description: An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2024-40789: Seunghyun Lee (@0x10n) of KAIST Hacking Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

WebKit
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 273176
CVE-2024-40776: Huang Xilin of Ant Group Light-Year Security Lab
WebKit Bugzilla: 268770
CVE-2024-40782: Maksymilian Motyl

WebKit
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
WebKit Bugzilla: 275431
CVE-2024-40779: Huang Xilin of Ant Group Light-Year Security Lab
WebKit Bugzilla: 275273
CVE-2024-40780: Huang Xilin of Ant Group Light-Year Security Lab

WebKit
Available for: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to a cross site scripting attack
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
WebKit Bugzilla: 273805
CVE-2024-40785: Johan Carlsson (joaxcar)