High severity · published Mar 18, 2022
CVE-2022-22615
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management
7.8
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.4, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, watchOS 8.5, macOS Monterey 12.3. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 15.4 · source: NVD
MA
macOS · Apple
11.6 before 11.6.5; 12.0 through 12.3; 10.15.7 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
10.15 before 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 15.4 · source: NVD
WA
Watchos · Apple
before 8.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22615
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22615
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213182
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213186
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213193
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