Race condition in macOS - CVE-2022-42791
Published: October 25, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68677
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-2022-42791
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the Software Update component. A local application can exploit the race and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected software
macOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-42791
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - update to 13.0 22A380
Apple iOS - update to 16.0 20A362
iPadOS - update to 16.0 20A362
Apple iOS - update to 16.0 20A362
iPadOS - update to 16.0 20A362