7.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2022-32917

Published: 20/09/2022 Updated: 07/12/2022
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8

Vulnerability Summary

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, iOS 16, macOS Big Sur 11.7. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

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CVE-2022-32917-POC APPLE IOS/IPADOS UP TO 1561 KERNEL LOCAL PRIVILEGE ESCALATION

CVE-2022-32917 The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 126, iOS 157 and iPadOS 157, iOS 16, macOS Big Sur 117 An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited authentication complexity vector not available not a

PoC in GitHub 2022 CVE-2022-0185 (2022-02-11) A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the legacy_parse_param function in the Filesystem Context functionality of the Linux kernel verified the supplied parameters length An unprivileged (in case of unprivileged user namespaces enabled, otherwise needs namespaced CAP_SYS_ADMIN privilege) local user able to open a f

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Apple has pushed out five security fixes including including two vulnerabilities in its iPhones, iPads and Mac operating systems that are already being exploited.
One of these, tracked as CVE-2022-32917, can be used to allow malicious applications to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. "Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited," according to a security alert posted on Monday.
The vendor said it fixed the flaw with improved bounds checks a...