CVE-2022-42854: Input Validation

Q: What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2022-42854.

Q: What is the title of this vulnerability?

The title of this vulnerability is Bluetooth. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Q: What is the affected software for this vulnerability?

The affected software for this vulnerability is Apple macOS Ventura version up to (but not including) 13.1 and Apple macOS Monterey version up to (but not including) 12.6.2.

Q: How can I fix this vulnerability?

To fix this vulnerability, update your Apple macOS Ventura to version 13.1 or later, or update your Apple macOS Monterey to version 12.6.2 or later.

Q: Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

You can find more information about this vulnerability at the following references: [link 1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532) and [link 2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213533).

Published Dec 13, 2022

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Accounts. This issue was addressed with improved data protection.

Other sources

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

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime.

— Apple

Bluetooth. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.

— MITRE

Credit

Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), ABC Research s.r.o., Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Offensive Security), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), CVE-2022-35252, Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), Yonghwi Jin@@jinmo123(Theori), John Balestrieri(Tinrocket), 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, Jiwon Park, Mieszko Wawrzyniak, an anonymous researcher, Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), CVE-2022-24836, CVE-2022-29181, KirtiKumar Anandrao Ramchandani, Michael (Biscuit) Thomas, @@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)

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available

macOS<12.6.2

12.6.2

macOS Ventura<13.1

13.1

macOS>=12.0.0<12.6.2

macOS=13.0

Event History

Dec 15, 2022

CVE Published

via MITRE·12:00 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·12:00 AM

DescriptionWeakness

Data Sourced

via NVD·07:15 PM

DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2022-42854.

What is the title of this vulnerability?

The title of this vulnerability is Bluetooth. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

What is the affected software for this vulnerability?

The affected software for this vulnerability is Apple macOS Ventura version up to (but not including) 13.1 and Apple macOS Monterey version up to (but not including) 12.6.2.

How can I fix this vulnerability?

To fix this vulnerability, update your Apple macOS Ventura to version 13.1 or later, or update your Apple macOS Monterey to version 12.6.2 or later.

Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

You can find more information about this vulnerability at the following references: [link 1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532) and [link 2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213533).

CVE-2022-42854: Input Validation

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