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CVE-2022-42824

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-11-01 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, Safari 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.0 — fixed in 16.0
• Apple Iphone Os: before 16.1 — fixed in 16.1
• Apple macOS: before 13.0 — fixed in 13.0
• Apple Safari: before 16.1 — fixed in 16.1
• Apple tvOS: before 16.1 — fixed in 16.1
• Apple watchOS: before 9.1 — fixed in 9.1
• Debian Linux: 10.0, 11.0
• Fedoraproject Fedora: 35, 36, 37

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.0; Apple Iphone Os 16.1; Apple macOS 13.0; Apple Safari 16.1; Apple tvOS 16.1; Apple watchOS 9.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/04/4
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00010.html
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5LF4LYP725XZ7RWOPFUV6DGPN4Q5DUU4/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AQKLEGJK3LHAKUQOLBHNR2DI3IUGLLTY/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JOFKX6BUEJFECSVFV6P5INQCOYQBB4NZ/
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-32
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213491
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213492
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213495
• https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5273

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