CVE-2022-42831 — Race Condition in Apple Macos

CWE-362 — Race Condition4 documents3 sources
Severity
6.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 88.74%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Apple MacosApple IpadosApple Iphone OS+2 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 1
Latest updateNov 2

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura 13. An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.5 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages6 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 13+1
▶NVDapple/macos< 13.0
▶NVDapple/ipados< 16.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-9864-vggr-682g: A race condition was addressed with improved locking↗2022-11-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2022-42831: macOS Ventura 13↗2022-10-24
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Apple
CVE-2022-42831: iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16↗2022-10-24
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