CVE-2022-42840

Summary

CVECVE-2022-42840
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-12-15 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-01-09 17:00:00 UTC
DescriptionThe issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Ipados All All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Macos All All All All
Operating System Apple Macos 13.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-2 iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2 FULLDISC seclists.org
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-1 iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 FULLDISC seclists.org
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-6 macOS Big Sur 11.7.2 FULLDISC seclists.org
About the security content of macOS Monterey 12.6.2 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com
About the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.7.2 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-5 macOS Monterey 12.6.2 FULLDISC seclists.org
About the security content of macOS Ventura 13.1 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-4 macOS Ventura 13.1 FULLDISC seclists.org
About the security content of iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com
About the security content of iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 377831 Apple macOS Monterey 12.6.2 Not Installed (HT213533)
  • 377832 Apple macOS Big Sur 11.7.2 Not Installed (HT213534)
  • 377838 Apple macOS Ventura 13.1 Not Installed (HT213532)
  • 610455 Apple iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2 Security Update Missing
  • 610456 Apple iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 Security Update Missing
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