CVE-2022-22579: Critical severity apple macos vulnerability

Published Jan 26, 2022
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Updated

An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, tvOS 15.3, Security Update 2022-001 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.2, macOS Big Sur 11.6.3. Processing a maliciously crafted STL file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

Other sources

Model I/O. An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management.

Credit

Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro)

Affected Software

24 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.6.3
11.6.3
Apple tvOS<15.3
15.3
Apple Catalina
Apple macOS Monterey<12.2
12.2
Apple iOS<15.3
15.3
Apple iPadOS<15.3
15.3
Apple iPadOS<15.3
Apple iPhone OS<15.3
Apple iOS and macOS<10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-008
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-supplemental_update
Apple macOS<11.6.3
Apple macOS>=12.0.0<12.2
Apple tvOS<15.3

Event History

Mar 18, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:59 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:59 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-22579?

CVE-2022-22579 is an information disclosure issue in Model I/O that has been fixed in various Apple operating systems and updates.

2

How severe is CVE-2022-22579?

CVE-2022-22579 has a severity score of 7.8, making it critical.

3

Which Apple operating systems are affected by CVE-2022-22579?

CVE-2022-22579 has affected iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur, and Catalina. Please refer to Apple's advisory for specific versions.

4

How can I fix CVE-2022-22579?

CVE-2022-22579 can be fixed by updating to the latest versions of the affected Apple operating systems.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-22579?

You can find more information about CVE-2022-22579 in Apple's security advisory at the provided references.

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