vulnerability

OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2022-32917)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 15, 2022
Added
Sep 15, 2022
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, iOS 16, macOS Big Sur 11.7. 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..

Solutions

apple-osx-upgrade-11_7apple-osx-upgrade-12_6
Title
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