CVE-2022-42817: Use After Free

Published Oct 24, 2022
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Updated

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, watchOS 9.1. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may leak sensitive data.

Other sources

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

— Apple

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

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. This issue was addressed by removing additional entitlements.

— Apple

Audio. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AVEVideoEncoder. The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

— Apple

Credit

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), Mir Masood Ali, PhD student, MS student, Stony Brook University; Mohammad Ghasemisharif, PhD Candidate, Associate Pr, Xinru Chi(Pangu Lab), John Aakerblom@@jaakerblom, Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks), Ian Beer(Google Project Zero), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), an anonymous researcher, Xingwei Lin@@xwlin_roy(Ant Security Light), Yinyi Wu(Ant Security Light), IES Red Team(ByteDance), Justin Bui@@slyd0g(Snowflake), Cristian Dinca(Tudor Vianu National High School of Computer Science of), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, 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), Yonghwi Jin at Theori@@jinmo123(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Wonyoung Jung@@nonetype_pwn(KAIST Hacking Lab), Dr Hideaki Goto(Tohoku University), Japan, Evgeny Legerov, Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), ABC Research s.r.o., Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Jonathan Zhang(Open Computing Facility), Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Bistrit Dahal, Asahi Lina@@LinaAsahi, Willy R. Vasquez(The University of Texas at Austin), Peter Pan ZhenPeng(STAR Labs), Tingting Yin(Tsinghua University), Tommy Muir@@Muirey03, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Mohamed Ghannam@@_simo36

Affected Software

9 affected componentsFixes available
Apple WatchOS<9.1
9.1
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 iPhone OS=16.0
Apple WatchOS<9.1

Event History

Nov 1, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-42817?

CVE-2022-42817 is a vulnerability in Safari that involves a logic issue and has been addressed with improved state management.

2

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-42817?

CVE-2022-42817 affects Apple iOS versions up to and excluding 16.1, Apple iPadOS versions up to and excluding 16, Apple iOS versions up to and excluding 15.7.1, Apple iPadOS versions up to and excluding 15.7.1, and Apple watchOS versions up to and excluding 9.1.

3

How can I fix the CVE-2022-42817 vulnerability?

To fix the CVE-2022-42817 vulnerability, update your affected Apple devices to the recommended versions specified by Apple in the provided support links.

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