CVE-2022-32914: Use After Free

Published Sep 12, 2022
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Updated

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. 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 execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

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

Zweig(Kunlun Lab), 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), Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), 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, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), 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), Ian Beer(Google Project Zero), Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks), Xinru Chi(Pangu Lab), John Aakerblom@@jaakerblom, Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), Ron Masas(breakpointhq), an anonymous researcher, Xingwei Lin@@xwlin_roy(Ant Security Light), Yinyi Wu(Ant Security Light), CVE-2021-39537, CVE-2022-29458, Gustav Hansen(WithSecure), Ubeydullah Sümer, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro), 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, CVE-2022-28739, Rohit Chatterjee(University of Illinois Urbana), Justin Bui@@slyd0g(Snowflake), 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, 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, 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

11 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 iPhone OS<16.0
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.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-32914?

CVE-2022-32914 is a kernel vulnerability related to a use after free issue that has been addressed with improved memory management.

2

How does CVE-2022-32914 impact Apple macOS Monterey?

Apple macOS Monterey versions up to 12.6 are affected by CVE-2022-32914.

3

How does CVE-2022-32914 impact Apple macOS Big Sur?

Apple macOS Big Sur versions up to 11.7 are affected by CVE-2022-32914.

4

How does CVE-2022-32914 impact Apple iOS?

Apple iOS versions up to 16 are affected by CVE-2022-32914.

5

How does CVE-2022-32914 impact Apple tvOS?

Apple tvOS versions up to 16 are affected by CVE-2022-32914.

6

How does CVE-2022-32914 impact Apple watchOS?

Apple watchOS versions up to 9 are affected by CVE-2022-32914.

7

How does CVE-2022-32914 impact Apple macOS Ventura?

Apple macOS Ventura versions up to 13 are affected by CVE-2022-32914.

8

What is the remedy for CVE-2022-32914 in Apple macOS Monterey?

The remedy for CVE-2022-32914 in Apple macOS Monterey is to update to version 12.6 or later.

9

What is the remedy for CVE-2022-32914 in Apple macOS Big Sur?

The remedy for CVE-2022-32914 in Apple macOS Big Sur is to update to version 11.7 or later.

10

What is the remedy for CVE-2022-32914 in Apple iOS?

The remedy for CVE-2022-32914 in Apple iOS is to update to version 16 or later.

11

What is the remedy for CVE-2022-32914 in Apple tvOS?

The remedy for CVE-2022-32914 in Apple tvOS is to update to version 16 or later.

12

What is the remedy for CVE-2022-32914 in Apple watchOS?

The remedy for CVE-2022-32914 in Apple watchOS is to update to version 9 or later.

13

What is the remedy for CVE-2022-32914 in Apple macOS Ventura?

The remedy for CVE-2022-32914 in Apple macOS Ventura is to update to version 13 or later.

14

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-32914?

You can find more information about CVE-2022-32914 on the Apple support website.

15

What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for CVE-2022-32914?

The CWE for CVE-2022-32914 is CWE-416.

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