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OS X update for AppleAVD (CVE-2022-22675)

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OS X update for AppleAVD (CVE-2022-22675)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
04/01/2022
Created
04/02/2022
Added
04/01/2022
Modified
12/13/2023

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5, watchOS 8.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6, macOS Monterey 12.3.1, iOS 15.4.1 and iPadOS 15.4.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-11_6_6
  • apple-osx-upgrade-12_3_1

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