CVE-2022-32811: Input Validation

Published Jul 20, 2022
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Updated

A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Other sources

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

— Apple

APFS. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

Credit

ABC Research s.r.o, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Baidu Security), Ye Zhang@@co0py_Cat(Baidu Security), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro), Ferdous Saljooki@@malwarezoo(Jamf Software), an anonymous researcher, John Aakerblom@@jaakerblom, Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic, Daniel Lim Wee Soong(STAR Labs), Joshua Mason(Mandiant), Joshua Jones, Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(SSD Secure Disclosure Labs), Korea Univ., Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, hjy79425575, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Yinyi Wu@@3ndy1, ABC Research s.r.o., Dongzhuo Zhao(ADLab of Venustech), (Cyberpeace Tech Co), ZhaoHai(Cyberpeace Tech Co), Ltd., Xinru Chi(Pangu Lab), Tingting Yin(Tsinghua University), (Ant Group), Min Zheng(Ant Group), Hexhive (hexhive.epfl.ch)(China), NCNIPC(China), CVE-2022-32823, Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927, Kai Lu(Zscaler's ThreatLabz), Sreejith Krishnan R@@skr0x1c0, Jeffrey Paul (sneak.berlin), Joshua Mason @jhu.edu)@@josh, Evgeny Kotkov, visualsvn.com, Xuxiang Yang@@another1024(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Gordon Long(Computest Sector 7), Thijs Alkemade@@xnyhps(Computest Sector 7), Adam Chester(TrustedSec), Yuebin Sun@@yuebinsun2020(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Binoy Chitale(Illinois at Chicago), MS student(Illinois at Chicago), Stony Brook University(Illinois at Chicago), Nick Nikiforakis(Illinois at Chicago), Associate Professor(Illinois at Chicago), Jason Polakis(Illinois at Chicago), University(Illinois at Chicago), Mir Masood Ali(Illinois at Chicago), PhD student(Illinois at Chicago), Chris Kanich(Illinois at Chicago), (Illinois at Chicago), Mohammad Ghasemisharif(Illinois at Chicago), PhD Candidate(Illinois at Chicago), P1umer@@p1umer, Q1IQ@@q1iqF, Matthias Keller (m-keller.com), afang@@afang5472, xmzyshypnc@@xmzyshypnc1, Manfred Paul@@_manfp(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Jan Vojtesek(Avast Threat Intelligence team), Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Jeremy Legendre(MacEnhance), Mohamed Ghannam@@_simo36, Tommy Muir@@Muirey03, Natalie Silvanovich(Google Project Zero), Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing)

Affected Software

20 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.6.8
11.6.8
Apple Catalina
Apple macOS Monterey<12.5
12.5
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<10.15.7
Apple macOS>=11.0<11.6.8
Apple macOS>=12.0<12.5
Apple macOS=10.15.7
Apple macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2022-004

Event History

Jul 20, 2022
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Aug 24, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:46 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:46 PM
DescriptionWeakness

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2022-32811.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2022-32811?

The severity of CVE-2022-32811 is high with a CVSS score of 7.8.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-32811?

CVE-2022-32811 affects macOS Monterey 12.5, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2022-32811?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2022-32811 by using a malicious app to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

5

How can I fix CVE-2022-32811?

You can fix CVE-2022-32811 by updating to the fixed versions of macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur, or applying the Security Update 2022-005 for Catalina.

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