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CVE-2022-42842

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-12-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. A remote user may be able to cause kernel code execution.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.2 — fixed in 16.2
• Apple Iphone Os: before 16.2 — fixed in 16.2
• Apple macOS: from 11.0 before 11.7.2; from 12.0.0 before 12.6.2; 13.0 — fixed in 11.7.2, 12.6.2
• Apple tvOS: before 16.2 — fixed in 16.2
• Apple watchOS: before 9.2 — fixed in 9.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.2; Apple Iphone Os 16.2; Apple macOS 11.7.2, 12.6.2; Apple tvOS 16.2; Apple watchOS 9.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/25
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213533
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213534
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536

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