CVE-2022-22661 — Type Confusion in Apple Macos

CWE-843 — Type Confusion6 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 40.31%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple MAC OS X
Timeline
PublishedMar 18
Latest updateMar 19

Description

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina. 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:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6f98-c25w-h5r6: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling↗2022-03-19
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CVEList
CVE-2022-22661: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling↗2022-03-18
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2022-22661: Security Update 2022-003 Catalina↗2022-03-14
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Apple
CVE-2022-22661: macOS Big Sur 11.6.5↗2022-03-14
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Apple
CVE-2022-22661: macOS Monterey 12.3↗2022-03-14
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