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OS X update for AMD (CVE-2022-22669)

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OS X update for AMD (CVE-2022-22669)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/18/2022
Created
03/19/2022
Added
03/18/2022
Modified
03/28/2022

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-12_3

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