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OS X update for PackageKit (CVE-2022-22676)

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OS X update for PackageKit (CVE-2022-22676)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
05/26/2022
Created
05/27/2022
Added
05/26/2022
Modified
07/19/2024

Description

An event handler validation issue in the XPC Services API was addressed by removing the service. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.2. An application may be able to delete files for which it does not have permission.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-12_2

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