CVE-2022-32827

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-11-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16, macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: before 16.0 — fixed in 16.0
Apple macOS: before 13.0 — fixed in 13.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Iphone Os 16.0; Apple macOS 13.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169929/AppleAVD-deallocateKernelMemoryInternal-Missing-Surface-Lock.html
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169929/AppleAVD-deallocateKernelMemoryInternal-Missing-Surface-Lock.html
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488

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