PT-2022-15610 · Apple · Apple Macos

Pan Zhenpeng + 2 · Published 2022-03-14 · Updated 2022-11-02 · CVE-2022-22661

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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 without Security Update 2022-003

Description A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling, allowing an application to potentially execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

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

Fix

Type Confusion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-843

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-22661

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22661 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22661 · Vendor Advisory
• 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://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22661 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102847 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102882 · Note