Apple watchOS up to 8.5.1 Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple watchOS up to 8.5.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Kernel. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-26764. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple watchOS up to 8.5.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 05/16/2022 by Linus Henze as HT213253 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-26764. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory mitigations

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:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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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 🔍
05/31/2025 +1109 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213253
Researcher: Linus Henze
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-26764 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26764
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200082

Entryinfo

Created: 05/17/2022 18:49
Updated: 05/31/2025 00:08
Changes: 05/17/2022 18:49 (7), 05/17/2022 18:50 (12), 05/17/2022 18:53 (27), 05/24/2022 10:06 (1), 05/28/2022 09:03 (1), 05/31/2025 00:08 (33)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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