CVE-2022-32821: Input Validation

Published Jul 20, 2022
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Updated

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 8.7, tvOS 15.6, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5. 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

John Aakerblom@@jaakerblom, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Baidu Security), Ye Zhang@@co0py_Cat(Baidu Security), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro), Ferdous Saljooki@@malwarezoo(Jamf Software), an anonymous researcher, 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, ABC Research s.r.o, 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

10 affected componentsFixes available
Apple tvOS<15.6
15.6
Apple WatchOS<8.7
8.7
Apple macOS Monterey<12.5
12.5
Apple iOS<15.6
15.6
Apple iPadOS<15.6
15.6
Apple iPadOS<15.6
Apple iPhone OS<15.6
Apple macOS>=12.0<12.5
Apple tvOS<15.6
Apple WatchOS<8.7

Event History

Sep 23, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:59 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:59 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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-2022-32821?

CVE-2022-32821 is a memory corruption issue in GPU Drivers that has been addressed with improved validation.

2

Which software products are affected by CVE-2022-32821?

CVE-2022-32821 affects Apple macOS Monterey (up to version 12.5), iOS (up to version 15.6), iPadOS (up to version 15.6), watchOS (up to version 8.7), and tvOS (up to version 15.6).

3

How can I fix CVE-2022-32821?

To fix CVE-2022-32821, update your Apple software to the latest available version specified in the remediation section of the affected software.

4

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-32821?

You can find more information about CVE-2022-32821 in the references provided by Apple: [link1], [link2], [link3].

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