Apple watchOS up to 8.5.1 DriverKit out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple watchOS up to 8.5.1. This affects an unknown function of the component DriverKit. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-26763. The attack is only possible with local access. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 8.5.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component DriverKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 05/16/2022 by Linus Henze as HT213253 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-26763. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

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

The exploit is shared for download at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 8.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 8.6

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03/08/2022 🔍
05/16/2022 +68 days 🔍
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05/17/2022 +1 days 🔍
05/30/2025 +1109 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213253
Researcher: Linus Henze
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-26763 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26763
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200076
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/17/2022 18:47
Updated: 05/30/2025 23:29
Changes: 05/17/2022 18:47 (19), 05/17/2022 18:50 (10), 05/17/2022 18:51 (17), 05/24/2022 09:47 (1), 05/28/2022 08:51 (1), 06/12/2024 19:10 (23), 05/30/2025 23:29 (18)
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