About the security content of macOS Ventura 13.1

This document describes the security content of macOS Ventura 13.1.

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macOS Ventura 13.1

Released December 13, 2022

Accounts

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: A user may be able to view sensitive user information

Description: This issue was addressed with improved data protection.

CVE-2022-42843: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

AMD

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation.

CVE-2022-42858: ABC Research s.r.o.

Entry added March 16, 2023

AMD

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation.

CVE-2022-42847: ABC Research s.r.o.

AppleMobileFileIntegrity

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences

Description: This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime.

CVE-2022-42865: Wojciech Reguła (@_r3ggi) of SecuRing

Bluetooth

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to disclose kernel memory

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2022-42854: Pan ZhenPeng (@Peterpan0927) of STAR Labs SG Pte. Ltd. (@starlabs_sg)

Boot Camp

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

Description: An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.

CVE-2022-42853: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro

CoreServices

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences

Description: Multiple issues were addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

CVE-2022-42859: Mickey Jin (@patch1t), Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security

curl

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: Multiple issues in curl

Description: Multiple issues were addressed by updating to curl version 7.85.0.

CVE-2022-35252

Entry added October 31, 2023

DriverKit

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2022-32942: Linus Henze of Pinauten GmbH (pinauten.de)

dyld

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

Description: An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.

CVE-2022-46720: Yonghwi Jin (@jinmo123) of Theori

Entry added March 16, 2023

iCloud Photo Library

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: Location data may be shared via iCloud links even if Location metadata is disabled via the Share Sheet

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2022-46710: John Balestrieri of Tinrocket

Entry added October 31, 2023

ImageIO

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation.

CVE-2022-46693: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

IOHIDFamily

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.

CVE-2022-42864: Tommy Muir (@Muirey03)

IOMobileFrameBuffer

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation.

CVE-2022-46690: John Aakerblom (@jaakerblom)

IOMobileFrameBuffer

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

CVE-2022-46697: John Aakerblom (@jaakerblom) and Antonio Zekic (@antoniozekic)

iTunes Store

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: A remote user may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution

Description: An issue existed in the parsing of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation.

CVE-2022-42837: Weijia Dai (@dwj1210) of Momo Security

Kernel

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation.

CVE-2022-46689: Ian Beer of Google Project Zero

Kernel

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: Connecting to a malicious NFS server may lead to arbitrary code execution with kernel privileges

Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

CVE-2022-46701: Felix Poulin-Belanger

Kernel

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: A remote user may be able to cause kernel code execution

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2022-42842: pattern-f (@pattern_F_) of Ant Security Light-Year Lab

Kernel

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2022-42861: pattern-f (@pattern_F_) of Ant Security Light-Year Lab

Kernel

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2022-42845: Adam Doupé of ASU SEFCOM

Kernel

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2022-48618: Apple

Entry added January 9, 2024

Networking

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information

Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

CVE-2022-42839: Adam M.

Entry added October 31, 2023, updated May 31, 2024

Networking

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: Private Relay functionality did not match system settings

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

CVE-2022-46716

Entry added March 16, 2023

PackageKit

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

CVE-2022-46704: Mickey Jin (@patch1t), Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security

Entry added December 22, 2022

Photos

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: Shake-to-undo may allow a deleted photo to be re-surfaced without authentication

Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

CVE-2022-32943: Jiwon Park, Mieszko Wawrzyniak, and an anonymous researcher

Entry updated October 31, 2023

ppp

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2022-42840: an anonymous researcher

Preferences

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to use arbitrary entitlements

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

CVE-2022-42855: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero

Printing

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences

Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

CVE-2022-42862: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Ruby

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: A remote user may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution

Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2022-24836

CVE-2022-29181

Safari

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: Visiting a website that frames malicious content may lead to UI spoofing

Description: A spoofing issue existed in the handling of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation.

CVE-2022-46695: KirtiKumar Anandrao Ramchandani

TCC

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

CVE-2022-46718: Michael (Biscuit) Thomas

Entry added May 1, 2023

Weather

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

CVE-2022-46703: Wojciech Reguła (@_r3ggi) of SecuRing and Adam M.

Entry added March 16, 2023, updated May 31, 2024

Weather

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information

Description: The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.

CVE-2022-42866: an anonymous researcher

WebKit

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: Visiting a website that frames malicious content may lead to UI spoofing

Description: The issue was addressed with improved UI handling.

WebKit Bugzilla: 247461

CVE-2022-32919: @real_as3617

Entry added October 31, 2023

WebKit

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing

Description: A spoofing issue existed in the handling of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation.

WebKit Bugzilla: 247289

CVE-2022-46725: Hyeon Park (@tree_segment) of Team ApplePIE

WebKit Bugzilla: 247287

CVE-2022-46705: Hyeon Park (@tree_segment) of Team ApplePIE

Entry added December 22, 2022, updated October 31, 2023

WebKit

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

WebKit Bugzilla: 245521

CVE-2022-42867: Maddie Stone of Google Project Zero

WebKit

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

WebKit Bugzilla: 245466

CVE-2022-46691: ChengGang Wu, Yan Kang, YuHao Hu, Yue Sun, Jiming Wang, and JiKai Ren and Hang Shu of Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Entry updated October 31, 2023

WebKit

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may bypass Same Origin Policy

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

WebKit Bugzilla: 246783

CVE-2022-46692: KirtiKumar Anandrao Ramchandani (kirtikumarar.com)

Entry updated October 31, 2023

WebKit

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may result in the disclosure of process memory

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

WebKit Bugzilla: 246721

CVE-2022-42852: hazbinhotel working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

Entry updated December 22, 2022

WebKit

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation.

WebKit Bugzilla: 246942

CVE-2022-46696: Samuel Groß of Google V8 Security

WebKit Bugzilla: 247562

CVE-2022-46700: Samuel Groß of Google V8 Security

WebKit

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

WebKit Bugzilla: 247066

CVE-2022-46698: Dohyun Lee (@l33d0hyun) of DNSLab at Korea University, Ryan Shin of IAAI SecLab at Korea University

Entry updated December 22, 2022

WebKit

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.

WebKit Bugzilla: 247420

CVE-2022-46699: Samuel Groß of Google V8 Security

WebKit Bugzilla: 244622

CVE-2022-42863: an anonymous researcher

WebKit

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1.

Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling.

WebKit Bugzilla: 248266

CVE-2022-42856: Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group

xar

Available for: macOS Ventura

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted package may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2022-42841: Thijs Alkemade (@xnyhps) of Computest Sector 7

Additional recognition

Kernel

We would like to acknowledge Zweig of Kunlun Lab for their assistance.

LockScreen

We would like to acknowledge Kevin Mann for their assistance.

Safari Extensions

We would like to acknowledge Oliver Dunk and Christian R. of 1Password for their assistance.

WebKit

We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher and scarlet for their assistance.

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Published Date: August 20, 2024