Apple macOS up to 12.5.1 Kernel information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple macOS up to 12.5.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-32864. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 12.5.1 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was published 09/12/2022 by Linus Henze as HT213444 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-32864. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to disclose kernel memory

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-2022-35930). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 12.6

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06/09/2022 🔍
09/12/2022 +95 days 🔍
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09/14/2022 +2 days 🔍
06/03/2026 +1358 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213444
Researcher: Linus Henze
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32864 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32864
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-208500
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2022 08:26
Updated: 06/03/2026 07:55
Changes: 09/14/2022 08:26 (18), 09/14/2022 08:29 (29), 10/16/2022 21:42 (2), 10/16/2022 21:57 (11), 06/03/2026 07:55 (15)
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