Apple macOS up to 13.0 DriverKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component DriverKit. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-32942. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component DriverKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 12/13/2022 by Linus Henze as HT213532 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-32942. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

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

Upgrading to version 13.1 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-2022-36008). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.1

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06/09/2022 🔍
12/13/2022 +187 days 🔍
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12/14/2022 +1 days 🔍
06/08/2026 +1272 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213532
Researcher: Linus Henze
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32942 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32942
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215755
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2022 11:36
Updated: 06/08/2026 12:59
Changes: 12/14/2022 11:36 (13), 12/14/2022 11:37 (5), 12/14/2022 11:40 (28), 01/12/2023 08:23 (2), 04/21/2025 21:18 (27), 06/08/2026 12:59 (1)
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