Apple tvOS up to 15.2 Crash Reporter Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple tvOS up to 15.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Crash Reporter. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-22578. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 15.2 (Digital Media Player). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Crash Reporter. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/26/2022 as HT213057 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-22578. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges

Upgrading to version 15.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 15.3

Timelineinfo

01/05/2022 🔍
01/26/2022 +21 days 🔍
01/26/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/27/2022 +1 days 🔍
01/29/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213057
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22578 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22578
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-191725

Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2022 12:59
Updated: 01/29/2022 14:11
Changes: 01/27/2022 12:59 (17), 01/27/2022 13:02 (27), 01/29/2022 14:11 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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