Apple watchOS up to 8.3 Kernel buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple watchOS up to 8.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Kernel. This manipulation causes buffer overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-22593. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple watchOS up to 8.3 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 01/26/2022 by Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng as HT213059 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-22593. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Upgrading to version 8.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 8.4

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01/05/2022 🔍
01/26/2022 +21 days 🔍
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01/27/2022 +1 days 🔍
01/29/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213059
Researcher: Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22593 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22593
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-191719

Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2022 12:56
Updated: 01/29/2022 13:37
Changes: 01/27/2022 12:56 (20), 01/27/2022 12:59 (26), 01/29/2022 13:37 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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