Apple iOS/iPadOS Kernel out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-32948. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The weakness was published 12/16/2022. The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-32948 since 06/09/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/08/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-36014). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
12/16/2022 +190 days 🔍
12/16/2022 +0 days 🔍
06/08/2026 +1270 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32948 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32948
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215925
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 12/16/2022 08:26
Updated: 06/08/2026 20:49
Changes: 12/16/2022 08:26 (40), 04/18/2025 23:55 (26), 06/08/2026 20:49 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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