Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2022-22674

 

Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2022-22674

Published: April 1, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU61774
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22674
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within Intel Graphics Driver. A local user can  trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of kernel memory.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.


Affected software

macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2022-22674

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 12.3.1 21E258, 10.15.7 19H1922, 11.6.6 20G624

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