CVE-2022-46697: Input Validation

Published Dec 13, 2022
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Updated

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

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

— MITRE

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime.

— Apple

Bluetooth. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

Credit

John Aakerblom@@jaakerblom, Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Tommy Muir@@Muirey03, 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, an anonymous researcher, 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.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
macOS Ventura<13.1
13.1
macOS<13.1

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

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-46697?

CVE-2022-46697 is an out-of-bounds access vulnerability in IOMobileFrameBuffer in macOS Ventura versions up to 13.1.

2

How does CVE-2022-46697 affect macOS Ventura?

CVE-2022-46697 affects macOS Ventura versions up to 13.1.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2022-46697?

The severity of CVE-2022-46697 is not specified.

4

How can I fix CVE-2022-46697?

To fix CVE-2022-46697, update macOS Ventura to version 13.1 or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-46697?

You can find more information about CVE-2022-46697 on the Apple support website: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532

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