Apple macOS Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-32944. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part 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 summary by CVE is:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The weakness was disclosed 11/02/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-32944 since 06/09/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-36010). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
11/02/2022 +146 days 🔍
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06/08/2026 +1314 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32944 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32944
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212747
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 11/02/2022 09:25
Updated: 06/08/2026 13:06
Changes: 11/02/2022 09:25 (40), 12/03/2022 10:31 (11), 06/08/2026 13:06 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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