CVE-2022-42801

HIGH

Apple Ipados < 5.7.1 - Denial of Service

Title source: rule

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey 12.6.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

References (7)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170011/XNU-vm_object-Use-After-Free.html

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213490

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213491

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213492

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213494

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0024

EPSS Percentile 46.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-693

Status published

Affected Products (5)

apple/ipados < 5.7.1

apple/iphone_os < 5.7.1

apple/macos < 12.6.1

apple/tvos < 16.1

apple/watchos < 9.1

Timeline

Published Nov 01, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026