CVE-2022-26708
published 2022-05-26CVE-2022-26708: This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination…
PriorityP351critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.75%
75.3th percentile
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | ios_15.5_and_ipados | — | — |
| apple | macos | >= 12.0.0 < 12.4 | 12.4 |
| apple | macos | >= unspecified < 12.4 | 12.4 |
| apple | macos_monterey | — | — |
| apple | tvos | — | — |
| apple | watchos | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Apple
CVE-2022-26708: watchOS 8.6
vendor_apple·2022-05-16·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2022-26708 [CRITICAL] CVE-2022-26708: watchOS 8.6
Apple Security Update: About the security content of watchOS 8.6
Product: watchOS
Version: 8.6
CVE: CVE-2022-26708
Component: LaunchServices
Impact: A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions
Description: An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions on third-party applications.
Apple
CVE-2022-26708: iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5
vendor_apple·2022-05-16·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2022-26708 [CRITICAL] CVE-2022-26708: iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5
Apple Security Update: About the security content of iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5
Product: iOS 15.5 and iPadOS
Version: 15.5
CVE: CVE-2022-26708
Component: LaunchServices
Impact: A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions
Description: An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions on third-party applications.
Apple
CVE-2022-26708: tvOS 15.5
vendor_apple·2022-05-16·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2022-26708 [CRITICAL] CVE-2022-26708: tvOS 15.5
Apple Security Update: About the security content of tvOS 15.5
Product: tvOS
Version: 15.5
CVE: CVE-2022-26708
Component: LaunchServices
Impact: A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions
Description: An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions on third-party applications.
Apple
CVE-2022-26708: macOS Monterey 12.4
vendor_apple·2022-05-16·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2022-26708 [CRITICAL] CVE-2022-26708: macOS Monterey 12.4
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Monterey 12.4
Product: macOS Monterey
Version: 12.4
CVE: CVE-2022-26708
Component: Libinfo
Impact: An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
Kernel
ipc, msg: Use dedicated slab buckets for alloc_msg()
kernel_security·2024-07-01·CVSS 7.0
CVE-2021-26708 [HIGH] ipc, msg: Use dedicated slab buckets for alloc_msg()
ipc, msg: Use dedicated slab buckets for alloc_msg()
The msg subsystem is a common target for exploiting[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
use-after-free type confusion flaws in the kernel for both read and write
primitives. Avoid having a user-controlled dynamically-size allocation
share the global kmalloc cache by using a separate set of kmalloc buckets
via the kmem_buckets API.
Link: https://blog.hacktivesecurity.com/index.php/2022/06/13/linux-kernel-exploit-development-1day-case-study/ [1]
Link: https://hardenedvault.net/blog/2022-11-13-msg_msg-recon-mitigation-ved/ [2]
Link: https://www.willsroot.io/2021/08/corctf-2021-fire-of-salvation-writeup.html [3]
Link: https://a13xp0p0v.github.io/2021/02/09/CVE-2021-26708.html [4]
Link: https://google.github.io/security-research/pocs/linux/cve-2021-22555/
GHSA
GHSA-xr75-jrfp-9gq2: This issue was addressed with improved checks
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-27
CVE-2022-26708 [CRITICAL] GHSA-xr75-jrfp-9gq2: This issue was addressed with improved checks
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213253https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213254https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213258https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213253https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213254https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213258
2022-05-26
Published