Apple macOS up to 12.3 libresolv Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple macOS up to 12.3. Affected is an unknown function of the component libresolv. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-26708. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 12.3 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component libresolv. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 05/16/2022 by Max Shavrick as HT213257 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-26708. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

An attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or 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:

This issue was addressed with improved checks.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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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: macOS 12.4

Timelineinfo

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: Max Shavrick
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-26708 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26708
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200166
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2022 07:27
Updated: 05/28/2022 14:25
Changes: 05/18/2022 07:27 (13), 05/18/2022 07:28 (5), 05/18/2022 07:31 (28), 05/25/2022 07:41 (1), 05/28/2022 14:25 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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