CVE-2022-32881: Input Validation

Published Sep 12, 2022
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Updated

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7, macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16, watchOS 9, macOS Monterey 12.6, tvOS 16. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Other sources

Accelerate Framework. A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

APFS. An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.

— Apple

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

— Apple

AppleAVD. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.

— Apple

AppleAVD. This issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Credit

Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), an anonymous researcher, CVE-2022-28739, Rohit Chatterjee(University of Illinois Urbana), Justin Bui@@slyd0g(Snowflake), Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), Cristian Dinca(Tudor Vianu National High School of Computer Science of), Om kothawade(Zaprico Digital), Andrew Goldberg(The McCombs School of Business), The University(Texas at Austin), Felix Poulin-Belanger, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro), CVE-2021-36690, Adam Chester(TrustedSec), Thijs Alkemade@@xnyhps(Computest Sector 7), CVE-2022-0261, CVE-2022-0318, CVE-2022-0319, CVE-2022-0351, CVE-2022-0359, CVE-2022-0361, CVE-2022-0368, CVE-2022-0392, CVE-2022-0554, CVE-2022-0572, CVE-2022-0629, CVE-2022-0685, CVE-2022-0696, CVE-2022-0714, CVE-2022-0729, CVE-2022-0943, CVE-2022-1381, CVE-2022-1420, CVE-2022-1725, CVE-2022-1616, CVE-2022-1619, CVE-2022-1620, CVE-2022-1621, CVE-2022-1629, CVE-2022-1674, CVE-2022-1733, CVE-2022-1735, CVE-2022-1769, CVE-2022-1927, CVE-2022-1942, CVE-2022-1968, CVE-2022-1851, CVE-2022-1897, CVE-2022-1898, CVE-2022-1720, CVE-2022-2000, CVE-2022-2042, CVE-2022-2124, CVE-2022-2125, CVE-2022-2126, Francisco Alonso@@revskills, P1umer@@p1umer, afang@@afang5472, xmzyshypnc@@xmzyshypnc1, Jeonghoon Shin at Theori@@singi21a(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Jihwan Kim@@gPayl0ad, Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun, Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(SSD Labs), Abdulrahman Alqabandi(Microsoft Browser Vulnerability Research), Ryan Shin(IAAI SecLab at Korea University), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(DNSLab at Korea University), Wonyoung Jung@@nonetype_pwn(KAIST Hacking Lab), Yonghwi Jin at Theori@@jinmo123(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), 楼梦想改造家@@18(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), @@jq0904(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Jeff Johnson, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Evgeny Legerov, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Kshitij Kumar(Crowdstrike), Jai Musunuri(Crowdstrike), CVE-2022-32205, CVE-2022-32206, CVE-2022-32207, CVE-2022-32208, Sergii Kryvoblotskyi(MacPaw Inc), Tommy Muir@@Muirey03, Jiří Vinopal@@vinopaljiri(Check Point Research), Sonali Luthar(the University of Virginia), Michael Liao(the University of Illinois at Urbana), Rohan Pahwa(Rutgers University), (University of Florida), Bao Nguyen(University of Florida), Bistrit Dahal, Wojciech Reguła(SecuRing), Ron Masas (breakpoint.sh)(BreakPoint Technologies LTD), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927, Asahi Lina@@LinaAsahi, Yutao Wang@@Jack, Yu Zhou@@yuzhou6666, Evgeny Legerov(Intevydis), Joshua Jones, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, CVE-2022-1622, Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic, Peter Pan ZhenPeng(STAR Labs), Tingting Yin(Tsinghua University), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), Ian Beer(Google Project Zero), Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks), Xinru Chi(Pangu Lab), John Aakerblom@@jaakerblom, Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), Ron Masas(breakpointhq), Xingwei Lin@@xwlin_roy(Ant Security Light), Yinyi Wu(Ant Security Light), CVE-2021-39537, CVE-2022-29458, Gustav Hansen(WithSecure), Ubeydullah Sümer, Ezekiel Elin, Ashwani Rajput(Nagarro Software Pvt), Srijan Shivam Mishra(The Hack Report), Jugal Goradia(Aastha Technologies), Evan Ricafort (evanricafort.com)(Invalid Web Security), Shesha Sai C (linkedin.com/in/shesha-sai-c-18585b125)(Pune), (Pune), Amod Raghunath Patwardhan(Pune), India, Yinyi Wu(Google Project Zero), ABC Research s.r.o(Google Project Zero), Natalie Silvanovich(Google Project Zero), Tommaso Bianco@@cutesmilee__, Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic(Google Project Zero), Koh M. Nakagawa(FFRI Security Inc), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), ABC Research s.r.o., Jonathan Bar Or(Microsoft), Jonathan Zhang(Open Computing Facility), David Hoyt(Hoyt LLC), Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Halle Winkler@@hallewinkler(Politepix), Thijs Alkemade(Computest Sector 7), Arsenii Kostromin, Mohamed Ghannam@@_simo36, ryuzaki

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.7
11.7
Apple tvOS<16
16
Apple WatchOS<9
9
Apple macOS Monterey<12.6
12.6
Apple macOS Ventura<13
13
Apple iOS<16
16
Apple macOS>=11.0<11.7
Apple macOS>=12.0.0<12.6
Apple tvOS<16.0
Apple WatchOS<9.0

Event History

Oct 24, 2022
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Weakness
Nov 1, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-32881?

CVE-2022-32881 is a vulnerability related to a logic issue in Apple products such as macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur, iOS, tvOS, and watchOS.

2

How does CVE-2022-32881 impact Apple devices?

CVE-2022-32881 can potentially be exploited to bypass certain security restrictions in affected Apple products.

3

Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2022-32881?

macOS Monterey (up to version 12.6) and macOS Big Sur (up to version 11.7) are affected by CVE-2022-32881.

4

Which versions of iOS, tvOS, and watchOS are affected by CVE-2022-32881?

iOS (up to version 16), tvOS (up to version 16), and watchOS (up to version 9) are affected by CVE-2022-32881.

5

How can I fix CVE-2022-32881?

Apple has released updates (such as macOS Monterey 12.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7, iOS 16, tvOS 16) that address CVE-2022-32881. It is recommended to install the latest updates from Apple.

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