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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2022-48618)

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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2022-48618)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/10/2024
Created
01/11/2024
Added
01/10/2024
Modified
03/04/2024

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1, watchOS 9.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-13_1

References

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