CVE-2022-26764 (GCVE-0-2022-26764)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-26 19:20 – Updated: 2025-05-30 19:13
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Summary
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 8.6, tvOS 15.5, macOS Monterey 12.4, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory mitigations.
Severity ?
4.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory mitigations
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Apple watchOS Affected: unspecified , < 8.6 (custom)
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    Apple watchOS Affected: unspecified , < 15.5 (custom)
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    Apple watchOS Affected: unspecified , < 12.4 (custom)
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    Apple watchOS Affected: unspecified , < 15.5 (custom)
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