CVE-2022-32944: Use After Free

Published Oct 24, 2022
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Updated

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1. 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

Apple TV. The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.

— Apple

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

— Apple

Credit

Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks), 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), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), Ian Beer(Google Project Zero), 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, Willy R. Vasquez(The University of Texas at Austin), IES Red Team(ByteDance), Mir Masood Ali(Illinois at Chicago), PhD student(Illinois at Chicago), University(Illinois at Chicago), MS student(Illinois at Chicago), Stony Brook University; Mohammad Ghasemisharif(Illinois at Chicago), PhD Candidate(Illinois at Chicago), Associate Professor(Illinois at Chicago), Stony Brook University; Jason Polakis(Illinois at Chicago), Dr Hideaki Goto(Tohoku University), Japan

Affected Software

15 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.7.1
11.7.1
Apple tvOS<16.1
16.1
Apple WatchOS<9.1
9.1
Apple macOS Monterey<12.6.1
12.6.1
Apple macOS Ventura<13
13
Apple iOS<16.1
16.1
Apple iPadOS<16
16
Apple iOS<15.7.1
15.7.1
Apple iPadOS<15.7.1
15.7.1
Apple iPadOS<15.7.1
Apple iPhone OS<15.7.1
Apple macOS>=11.0<11.7.1
Apple macOS>=12.0.0<12.6.1
Apple tvOS<16.1
Apple WatchOS<9.1

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-32944?

CVE-2022-32944 is a memory corruption vulnerability in the kernel of Apple devices running iOS, iPadOS, macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, macOS Ventura, and watchOS.

2

How does CVE-2022-32944 impact Apple devices?

CVE-2022-32944 can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges, potentially leading to a complete compromise of the affected device.

3

Which versions of Apple software are affected by CVE-2022-32944?

Apple devices running iOS up to and excluding version 16.1, iPadOS up to and excluding version 16, macOS Monterey up to and excluding version 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur up to and excluding version 11.7.1, iOS up to and excluding version 15.7.1, iPadOS up to and excluding version 15.7.1, tvOS up to and excluding version 16.1, macOS Ventura up to and excluding version 13, and watchOS up to and excluding version 9.1 are affected by CVE-2022-32944.

4

What is the severity of CVE-2022-32944?

CVE-2022-32944 has a high severity rating.

5

How can I fix CVE-2022-32944?

To fix CVE-2022-32944, it is recommended to update your Apple device to a version that includes the relevant security patches. Please refer to Apple's advisory for specific remediation instructions.

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