Race condition in Apple iOS and iPadOS - CVE-2022-42831
Published: October 24, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68621
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42831
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Apple iOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within ppp implementation. A local application can exploit the race and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-42831
Install updates from vendor's website.