CVE-2022-26727: Buffer Overflow

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

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

Apple

AppleGraphicsControl. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation.

Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. An issue in the handling of environment variables was addressed with improved validation.

Apple

AppleScript. An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

Apple

Credit

Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)(Microsoft), Jonathan Bar Or(Microsoft), Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), 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, Paul Walker(Bury), Nathaniel Ekoniak(Ennate Technologies), @@gorelics, an anonymous researcher, Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng(STAR Labs), Felix Poulin-Belanger, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman(Mandiant), (Mandiant), Joshua Mason(Mandiant), Antonio Cheong Yu Xuan(YCISCQ), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), 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), Scarlet Raine, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), CVE-2022-0530, Tavis Ormandy, CVE-2021-45444, ABC Research s.r.o, CVE-2021-44224, CVE-2021-44790, CVE-2022-22719, CVE-2022-22720, CVE-2022-22721, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Qi Sun(Trend Micro), Robert Ai(Trend Micro), Ye Zhang@@co0py_Cat(Baidu Security), Jon Thompson(Evolve), IA), Yonghwi Jin@@jinmo123(Theori), actae0n(Blacksun Hackers Club working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Andrew Williams(Google), Avi Drissman(Google), Liu Long(Ant Security Light), Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic, Jeonghoon Shin(Theori working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Jack Dates(RET2 Systems Inc), chenyuwang@@mzzzz__(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Jordy Zomer@@pwningsystems, Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng@@peternguyen14(STAR Labs), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero)

Affected Software

17 affected componentsFixes available
Apple Catalina
Apple macOS Monterey<12.4
12.4
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.15<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>=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·06:57 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:57 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2022-26727.

2

How was this vulnerability addressed?

This vulnerability was addressed with improved entitlements.

3

Which software versions are affected by this vulnerability?

The vulnerability affects Apple Catalina and Apple macOS Monterey up to version 12.4 (exclusive).

4

Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

You can find more information about this vulnerability at the following references: [Reference 1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257) and [Reference 2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255).

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