CVE-2022-32840: Input Validation

Published Jul 20, 2022
·
Updated

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

Other sources

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

Apple Neural Engine. This issue was addressed with improved checks.

Credit

Mohamed Ghannam@@_simo36, Tingting Yin(Tsinghua University), Min Zheng(Ant Group), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, 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), 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), (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), Tommy Muir@@Muirey03, Natalie Silvanovich(Google Project Zero), Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing)

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
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 WatchOS<8.7

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·07:47 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:47 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-32840?

CVE-2022-32840 is a vulnerability in Apple Neural Engine that has been addressed with improved checks.

2

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-32840?

CVE-2022-32840 affects macOS Monterey 12.5, iOS up to version 15.6, iPadOS up to version 15.6, and watchOS up to version 8.7.

3

How was CVE-2022-32840 addressed?

CVE-2022-32840 was addressed by implementing improved checks.

4

How can I fix CVE-2022-32840?

To fix CVE-2022-32840, update your software to the latest available version. For macOS Monterey, update to version 12.5 or later. For iOS and iPadOS, update to version 15.6 or later. For watchOS, update to version 8.7 or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-32840?

You can find more information about CVE-2022-32840 on the Apple support website. Here are the references: [link 1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345), [link 2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340), [link 3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346).

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