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OS X update for ppp (CVE-2022-42829)

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OS X update for ppp (CVE-2022-42829)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/01/2022
Created
12/06/2022
Added
11/29/2022
Modified
10/31/2024

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura 13. An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-13

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