Use-after-free in macOS - CVE-2022-22641
Published: March 14, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61311
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22641
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a malicious application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in IOGPUFamily component. A malicious application can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Affected software
macOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
tvOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22641
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - update to 12.3 21E230
Apple iOS - update to 15.4 19E241
iPadOS - update to 15.4 19E241
tvOS - update to 15.4 19L440
Apple iOS - update to 15.4 19E241
iPadOS - update to 15.4 19E241
tvOS - update to 15.4 19L440