Apple macOS up to 12.5.1 Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple macOS up to 12.5.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-32911. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 12.5.1 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 09/12/2022 by Zweig as HT213444 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-32911. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Upgrading to version 12.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35977). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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 12.6

Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
09/12/2022 +95 days 🔍
09/12/2022 +0 days 🔍
09/14/2022 +2 days 🔍
06/05/2026 +1360 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213444
Researcher: Zweig
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32911 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32911
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-208499
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2022 08:25
Updated: 06/05/2026 23:08
Changes: 09/14/2022 08:25 (8), 09/14/2022 08:26 (10), 09/14/2022 08:29 (29), 10/16/2022 21:18 (2), 10/16/2022 21:31 (10), 05/29/2025 23:51 (15), 06/05/2026 23:08 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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