Apple macOS up to 12.3 AppleGraphicsControl memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 12.3. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component AppleGraphicsControl. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-26751. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 12.3 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component AppleGraphicsControl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 05/16/2022 by Michael DePlante as HT213257 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-26751. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/18/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution

Upgrading to version 12.4 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 input validation.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 12.4

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03/08/2022 🔍
05/16/2022 +68 days 🔍
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05/18/2022 +2 days 🔍
05/28/2022 +10 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213257
Researcher: Michael DePlante
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-26751 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26751
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200137
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2022 07:15
Updated: 05/28/2022 11:31
Changes: 05/18/2022 07:15 (19), 05/18/2022 07:18 (28), 05/24/2022 15:28 (1), 05/28/2022 11:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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