Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 16.1.2 Kernel race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.1.2 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Kernel. Executing a manipulation can lead to race condition. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-46689. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Kernel. 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 shared 12/13/2022 by Ian Beer as HT213530 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-46689. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/22/2025). 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 additional validation.

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

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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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

Timelineinfo

12/07/2022 🔍
12/13/2022 +6 days 🔍
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12/14/2022 +1 days 🔍
04/22/2025 +860 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213530
Researcher: Ian Beer
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-46689 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-46689
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215674
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2022 09:06
Updated: 04/22/2025 04:12
Changes: 12/14/2022 09:06 (9), 12/14/2022 09:07 (10), 12/14/2022 09:10 (28), 01/09/2023 10:46 (2), 01/09/2023 10:53 (10), 04/22/2025 04:12 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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