Apple macOS up to 13.0 Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.0. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-42858. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 13.0 (Operating System). Affected is some unknown processing 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. CVE summarizes:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

The weakness was disclosed 04/11/2023. The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-42858 since 10/11/2022. 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 04/26/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Upgrading to version 13.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.1

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10/11/2022 🔍
04/11/2023 +182 days 🔍
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04/26/2023 +15 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42858 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42858
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225462
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2023 08:44
Updated: 04/26/2023 20:48
Changes: 04/11/2023 08:44 (42), 04/26/2023 20:48 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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