PT-2022-15580 · Apple · Apple Macos

Wang Yu · CVE-2022-22631 · Published 2022-03-14 · Updated 2022-11-02

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 11.6.5 macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.3 macOS Catalina versions prior to Security Update 2022-003

Description An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking, which may allow an application to gain elevated privileges.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 11.6.5, update to macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. For macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.3, update to macOS Monterey 12.3. For macOS Catalina versions prior to Security Update 2022-003, apply Security Update 2022-003.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-22631

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 8

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22631 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22631 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102847 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22631 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102882 · Note