Apple macOS up to 13.0 Kernel memory corruption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in Apple macOS. This impacts an unknown function of the component Kernel. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-42842. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System). It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 12/13/2022 by pattern-f as HT213532 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-42842. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 04/22/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

A remote user may be able to cause kernel code execution

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.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Apple

Name

• macOS

Version

• 5.3
• 5.11
• 10.8.5
• 10.9.5
• 10.10
• 10.10.1
• 10.10.2
• 10.10.3
• 10.12
• 10.12.0
• 10.12.1
• 10.12.2
• 10.12.3
• 10.12.4
• 10.12.5
• 10.12.6
• 10.13
• 10.13.0
• 10.13.1
• 10.13.2
• 10.13.3
• 10.13.4
• 10.13.5
• 10.13.5 2018-003
• 10.13.6
• 10.14
• 10.14.1
• 10.14.2
• 10.14.4
• 10.14.5
• 10.14.6
• 10.15
• 10.15.0
• 10.15.1
• 10.15.2
• 10.15.3
• 10.15.4
• 10.15.5
• 10.15.6
• 10.15.7
• 11.0.1
• 11.1
• 11.2
• 11.2.1
• 11.2.3
• 11.3
• 11.3.1
• 11.4
• 11.5
• 11.6
• 11.6.6
• 11.7
• 11.7.3
• 11.7.5
• 11.7.9
• 12.0.1
• 12.1
• 12.2
• 12.2.1
• 12.3
• 12.3.1
• 12.4
• 12.5
• 12.5.1
• 12.6
• 12.6.2
• 12.6.3
• 12.6.4
• 12.6.7
• 12.6.8
• 12.7
• 12.7.1
• 12.7.5
• 12.7.6
• 13
• 13.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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