Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-05-23
• EPSS: 15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 97% of CVEs)

[ Description ]Official description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.0.2 and iPadOS 15.0.2, macOS Monterey 12.0.1, iOS 14.8.1 and iPadOS 14.8.1, tvOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. 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..

CISA: Apple iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS contain a memory corruption vulnerability that could allow for remote code execution.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 13 Jun 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• support.apple.com/en-us/HT212846Vendor Advisory
• support.apple.com/en-us/HT212868Vendor Advisory
• support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869Vendor Advisory
• support.apple.com/en-us/HT212872Vendor Advisory
• support.apple.com/en-us/HT212874Vendor Advisory
• support.apple.com/en-us/HT212876Vendor Advisory
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource