Apple macOS up to 12.3 Intel Graphics Driver memory corruption

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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple macOS up to 12.3. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Intel Graphics Driver. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-26769. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 12.3 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Intel Graphics Driver. 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 Antonio Zekic as HT213257 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-26769. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:
A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
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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Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: macOS 12.4
Timeline
03/08/2022 🔍05/16/2022 🔍
05/16/2022 🔍
05/18/2022 🔍
05/31/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT213257
Researcher: Antonio Zekic
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-26769 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26769
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200152
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 05/18/2022 07:21Updated: 05/31/2025 00:36
Changes: 05/18/2022 07:21 (12), 05/18/2022 07:22 (7), 05/18/2022 07:25 (28), 05/24/2022 17:08 (1), 05/28/2022 13:28 (1), 05/31/2025 00:36 (32)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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