Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 16.1.2 IOHIDFamily race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.1.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component IOHIDFamily. This manipulation causes race condition. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-42864. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component IOHIDFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 12/13/2022 by Tommy Muir as HT213530 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-42864. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/24/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

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

Upgrading to version 16.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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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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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 16.2

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10/11/2022 🔍
12/13/2022 +63 days 🔍
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12/14/2022 +1 days 🔍
04/24/2025 +862 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213530
Researcher: Tommy Muir
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42864 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42864
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215671
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2022 09:05
Updated: 04/24/2025 06:26
Changes: 12/14/2022 09:05 (19), 12/14/2022 09:08 (28), 01/09/2023 10:11 (2), 01/09/2023 10:17 (10), 04/24/2025 06:26 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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