Apple watchOS up to 9.1 Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 9.1. It has been rated as very critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-42842. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Apple watchOS up to 9.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function 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 published 12/13/2022 by pattern-f as HT213536 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-42842. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/22/2025). The advisory points out:

A remote user may be able to cause kernel code execution

Upgrading to version 9.2 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.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 9.2

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10/11/2022 🔍
12/13/2022 +63 days 🔍
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12/14/2022 +1 days 🔍
04/22/2025 +859 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213536
Researcher: pattern-f
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42842 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42842
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215705

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2022 09:40
Updated: 04/22/2025 00:22
Changes: 12/14/2022 09:40 (16), 12/14/2022 09:41 (3), 12/14/2022 09:44 (27), 01/09/2023 16:21 (2), 01/09/2023 16:29 (11), 04/22/2025 00:22 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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