CVE-2022-26742: Buffer Overflow
Published May 16, 2022
·Updated
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Credit
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), Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), Qi Sun(Trend Micro), Robert Ai(Trend Micro), Ye Zhang@@co0py_Cat(Baidu Security), an anonymous researcher, Jon Thompson(Evolve), IA), Yonghwi Jin@@jinmo123(Theori), Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), 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), 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, Paul Walker(Bury), Nathaniel Ekoniak(Ennate Technologies), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, @@gorelics, 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
Affected Software
2 affected componentsFixes available
macOS<12.4
12.4
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
May 26, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:05 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:05 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?
The vulnerability ID of this issue is CVE-2022-26742.
2
What is the title of this vulnerability?
The title of this vulnerability is 'AMD. A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.'
3
What is the severity of CVE-2022-26742?
The severity of CVE-2022-26742 is not specified in the information provided.
4
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-26742?
macOS Monterey up to version 12.4 is affected by CVE-2022-26742.
5
How can I fix CVE-2022-26742?
To fix CVE-2022-26742, update your macOS Monterey to version 12.4 or later.