Use-after-free in macOS - CVE-2022-32914

Vulnerability identifier: #VU68662

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-2022-32914

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the OS kernel. A local application can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

macOS
watchOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
tvOS

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macOS - addressed in versions 13.0 22A380, 11.7 20G817, 12.6 21G115
watchOS - update to 9.0 20R361
Apple iOS - update to 16.0 20A362
iPadOS - update to 16.0 20A362
tvOS - update to 16.0 20J373

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple macOS Ventura
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple tvOS
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple watchOS
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple macOS Big Sur
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple macOS Monterey
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iOS 16 and iPadOS 16