CVE-2022-26720: Input Validation

Published May 16, 2022
·
Updated

AMD. A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Other sources

AMD. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.

— Apple

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-004 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

— MITRE

apache. Multiple issues were addressed by updating apache to version 2.4.53.

— Apple

AppKit. A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.

— Apple

AppleAVD. An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

Credit

Liu Long(Ant Security Light), an anonymous researcher, Jack Dates(RET2 Systems Inc), Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic, Jeonghoon Shin(Theori working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng@@peternguyen14(STAR Labs), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), @@gorelics(BreakPoint), (BreakPoint), Ron Masas(BreakPoint), Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)(Microsoft), Jonathan Bar Or(Microsoft), Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Yuebin Sun@@yuebinsun2020(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Max Shavrick@@_mxms(the Google Security Team), Zubair Ashraf(Crowdstrike), CVE-2022-0778, CVE-2022-23308, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, @@gorelics, Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng(STAR Labs), Felix Poulin-Belanger, Antonio Cheong Yu Xuan(YCISCQ), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), CVE-2021-4136, CVE-2021-4166, CVE-2021-4173, CVE-2021-4187, CVE-2021-4192, CVE-2021-4193, CVE-2021-46059, CVE-2022-0128, Heige(KnownSec 404 Team), Bo Qu(Palo Alto Networks), Scarlet Raine, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), CVE-2022-0530, Tavis Ormandy, CVE-2021-45444, Yonghwi Jin@@jinmo123(Theori), Lockheed Martin Red Team, Jeremy Brown(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Qi Sun(Trend Micro), Ye Zhang@@co0py_Cat(Baidu Security), Robert Ai(Trend Micro), CVE-2021-44224, CVE-2021-44790, CVE-2022-22719, CVE-2022-22720, CVE-2022-22721, ABC Research s.r.o, Jon Thompson(Evolve), IA), actae0n(Blacksun Hackers Club working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Andrew Williams(Google), Avi Drissman(Google), chenyuwang@@mzzzz__(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Jordy Zomer@@pwningsystems, Paul Walker(Bury), Nathaniel Ekoniak(Ennate Technologies), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman(Mandiant), (Mandiant), Joshua Mason(Mandiant), Ron Waisberg(SecuRing), an anonymous researcher(SecuRing), (Perception Point), Ron Hass@@ronhass7(Perception Point), ryuzaki, Chijin Zhou(ShuiMuYuLin Ltd), Tsinghua wingtecher lab, Jeonghoon Shin(Theori), SorryMybad@@S0rryMybad(Kunlun Lab), Dongzhuo Zhao(ADLab of Venustech)

Affected Software

19 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.6.6
11.6.6
Apple Catalina
Apple macOS Monterey<12.4
12.4
Apple iOS and macOS<10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-001
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_2021-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-005
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-security_update_2022-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2022-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2022-003
Apple macOS>=11.0<11.6.6
Apple macOS>=12.0<12.4

Event History

May 16, 2022
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
May 26, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:51 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:51 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Jul 20, 58413
Event
03:51 PM

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2022-26720.

2

What is the title of this vulnerability?

The title of this vulnerability is 'Intel Graphics Driver. An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.'

3

What is the affected software for this vulnerability?

The affected software for this vulnerability includes Apple Catalina, macOS Big Sur (up to version 11.6.6), and macOS Monterey (up to version 12.4).

4

How can I fix this vulnerability?

To fix this vulnerability, update your operating system to the latest available version provided by Apple.

5

Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

You can find more information about this vulnerability on Apple's support pages: [link1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257), [link2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255), [link3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256).

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