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OS X update for WebKit (CVE-2022-42826)

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OS X update for WebKit (CVE-2022-42826)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/23/2022
Created
12/24/2022
Added
12/23/2022
Modified
03/09/2023

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, Safari 16.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-13

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