CVE-2022-42840: Input Validation

Published Dec 13, 2022
·
Updated

Accessibility. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

Other sources

Accounts. This issue was addressed with improved data protection.

— Apple

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

— Apple

AMD. An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation.

— Apple

AppleAVD. An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime.

— Apple

Credit

an anonymous researcher, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Tommy Muir@@Muirey03, John Aakerblom@@jaakerblom, Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic, Weijia Dai@@dwj1210(Momo Security), Ian Beer(Google Project Zero), Felix Poulin-Belanger, pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Adam Doupé(ASU SEFCOM), Apple, Adam M., CVE-2022-46716, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Offensive Security), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Jiwon Park, Mieszko Wawrzyniak, Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), CVE-2022-24836, CVE-2022-29181, KirtiKumar Anandrao Ramchandani, Michael (Biscuit) Thomas, Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), @@real_as3617, Hyeon Park@@tree_segment(Team ApplePIE), Maddie Stone(Google Project Zero), ChengGang Wu(Institute of Computing Technology), Yan Kang(Institute of Computing Technology), YuHao Hu(Institute of Computing Technology), Yue Sun(Institute of Computing Technology), Jiming Wang(Institute of Computing Technology), (Institute of Computing Technology), JiKai Ren(Institute of Computing Technology), Hang Shu(Institute of Computing Technology), Chinese Academy(Sciences), KirtiKumar Anandrao Ramchandani (kirtikumarar.com), hazbinhotel(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Samuel Groß(Google V8 Security), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(DNSLab at Korea University), Ryan Shin(IAAI SecLab at Korea University), Clément Lecigne(Google's Threat Analysis Group), Thijs Alkemade@@xnyhps(Computest Sector 7), CVE-2022-35252, Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), Yonghwi Jin@@jinmo123(Theori), John Balestrieri(Tinrocket), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), ABC Research s.r.o., Xia0o0o0o(W4terDr0p), Sun Yat-sen University, Willy R. Vasquez(The University of Texas at Austin), ABC Research s.r.o, Andrey Labunets, Nikita Tarakanov, Zitong Wu(吴梓桐)(Zhuhai No)

Affected Software

14 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.7.2
11.7.2
apple macOS Monterey<12.6.2
12.6.2
apple macOS Ventura<13.1
13.1
apple iOS<16.2
16.2
apple iPadOS<16.2
16.2
apple iOS<15.7.2
15.7.2
apple iPadOS<15.7.2
15.7.2
apple iPadOS<15.7.2
apple iPadOS>=16.0<16.2
apple iPhone OS<15.7.2
apple iPhone OS>=16.0<16.2
Apple macOS>=11.0<11.7.2
Apple macOS>=12.0.0<12.6.2
Apple macOS=13.0

Event History

Dec 13, 2022
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
Dec 15, 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 the vulnerability ID associated with this issue and how severe is it?

The vulnerability ID associated with this issue is CVE-2022-42840 and its severity is not specified.

2

What software products are affected by this vulnerability?

The following Apple software products are affected: Apple iOS versions up to 16.2, Apple iPadOS versions up to 16.2, Apple iOS versions up to 15.7.2, Apple iPadOS versions up to 15.7.2, Apple macOS Ventura versions up to 13.1, Apple macOS Big Sur versions up to 11.7.2, and Apple macOS Monterey versions up to 12.6.2.

3

How was this vulnerability addressed?

This vulnerability was addressed by improving memory handling in ppp.

4

How can I fix this vulnerability?

To fix this vulnerability, update your Apple software products to the recommended versions specified in the Apple support documents: [link1], [link2], [link3].

5

Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

You can find more information about this vulnerability in the following Apple support documents: [link1], [link2], [link3].

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