PT-2022-26618 · Apple · Ipados+2

Published 2022-12-13 · Updated 2025-04-21 · CVE-2022-42840

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 11.7.2 macOS versions prior to 12.6.2 macOS versions prior to 13.1 iOS versions prior to 15.7.2 iOS versions prior to 16.2 iPadOS versions prior to 15.7.2 iPadOS versions prior to 16.2

Description The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 11.7.2, update to macOS Big Sur 11.7.2 or later. For macOS versions prior to 12.6.2, update to macOS Monterey 12.6.2 or later. For macOS versions prior to 13.1, update to macOS Ventura 13.1 or later. For iOS versions prior to 15.7.2, update to iOS 15.7.2 or later. For iOS versions prior to 16.2, update to iOS 16.2 or later. For iPadOS versions prior to 15.7.2, update to iPadOS 15.7.2 or later. For iPadOS versions prior to 16.2, update to iPadOS 16.2 or later.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-42840

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Ios

Ipados

References · 18

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42840 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42840 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213534 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213533 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102808 · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102785 · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/54635 · Telegram Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-42840 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102806 · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21 · Note