PT-2022-18029 · Apple · Apple Macos

Felix Poulin-Belanger · Published 2022-05-16 · Updated 2023-08-08 · CVE-2022-26723

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 12.4 macOS Big Sur versions prior to 11.6.6

Description A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. Mounting a maliciously crafted Samba network share may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 12.4, update to macOS Monterey 12.4 to resolve the issue. For macOS Big Sur versions prior to 11.6.6, update to macOS Big Sur 11.6.6 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the mounting of unknown or untrusted Samba network shares until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-26723

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26723 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26723 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102873 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/31252 · Telegram Post
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102871 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26723 · Note