CVE-2022-46701: Input Validation

Published Sep 12, 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

Felix Poulin-Belanger, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Tommy Muir@@Muirey03, John Aakerblom@@jaakerblom, Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic, Weijia Dai@@dwj1210(Momo Security), Ian Beer(Google Project Zero), 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., ABC Research s.r.o, Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), Nathan Wachholz(Google Project Zero), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(SSD Secure Disclosure Labs), Korea Univ., Andrey Labunets, Nikita Tarakanov, Xia0o0o0o(W4terDr0p), Sun Yat-sen University, Willy R. Vasquez(The University of Texas at Austin), Zitong Wu(吴梓桐)(Zhuhai No)

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.7
11.7
tvOS<16.2
16.2
macOS<12.6
12.6
macOS Ventura<13.1
13.1
Apple iOS and iPadOS<16.2
16.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<16.2
16.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS>=16.0<16.2
iPhone OS>=16.0<16.2
macOS>=13.0<13.1
tvOS<16.2

Event History

Dec 13, 2022
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
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-2022-46701?

CVE-2022-46701 is a vulnerability in the Kernel that was addressed with improved bounds checks.

2

Which software are affected by CVE-2022-46701?

CVE-2022-46701 affects Apple iOS up to version 16.2, Apple iPadOS up to version 16.2, Apple macOS Ventura up to version 13.1, Apple tvOS up to version 16.2, Apple macOS Monterey up to version 12.6, and Apple macOS Big Sur up to version 11.7.

3

How can I fix the vulnerability CVE-2022-46701?

To fix the vulnerability CVE-2022-46701, update your software to the latest version provided by Apple.

4

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-46701?

You can find more information about CVE-2022-46701 at the following references: [Link 1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530), [Link 2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532), [Link 3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535).

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