Use-after-free in macOS - CVE-2022-46712
Published: February 27, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU72584
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-2022-46712
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 use-after-free error within the OS kernel subsystem. A local application can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected software
macOS
watchOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
tvOS
watchOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
tvOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-46712
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - update to 13.0 22A380
watchOS - update to 9.1 20S75
Apple iOS - update to 16.1 20B82
iPadOS - update to 16.1 20B82
tvOS - update to 16.1 20K71
watchOS - update to 9.1 20S75
Apple iOS - update to 16.1 20B82
iPadOS - update to 16.1 20B82
tvOS - update to 16.1 20K71