CVE-2022-22638 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference9 documents4 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.0%
top 22.75%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
7
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Tvos+4 more
Timeline
PublishedMar 18
Latest updateMar 19

Description

A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved validation. 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 attacker in a privileged position may be able to perform a denial of service attack.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages10 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 12.3+2
▶NVDapple/macos11.6 — 11.6.5+2
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.15 — 10.15.7+1
▶CVEListV5apple/tvosunspecified — 15.4
▶NVDapple/tvos< 15.4

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-99mr-5r92-ggx5: A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved validation↗2022-03-19
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CVEList
CVE-2022-22638: A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved validation↗2022-03-18
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2022-22638: iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4↗2022-03-14
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Apple
CVE-2022-22638: macOS Big Sur 11.6.5↗2022-03-14
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Apple
CVE-2022-22638: Security Update 2022-003 Catalina↗2022-03-14
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Apple
CVE-2022-22638: macOS Monterey 12.3↗2022-03-14
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Apple
CVE-2022-22638: tvOS 15.4↗2022-03-14
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CVE-2022-22638 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Apple | cvebase