About the security content of macOS Monterey 12.6.1

This document describes the security content of macOS Monterey 12.6.1.

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macOS Monterey 12.6.1

Released October 24, 2022

AppleMobileFileIntegrity

Available for: macOS Monterey

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

Description: This issue was addressed by removing additional entitlements.

CVE-2022-42825: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Audio

Available for: macOS Monterey

Impact: Parsing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to disclosure of user information

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2022-42798: Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

Entry added October 27, 2022

Boot Camp

Available for: macOS Monterey

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

Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks to prevent unauthorized actions.

CVE-2022-42860: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro

Entry added May 11, 2023

Calendar

Available for: macOS Monterey

Impact: A remote user may be able to write arbitrary files

Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2022-46723: Mikko Kenttälä (@Turmio_) of SensorFu

Entry added February 20, 2023

Kernel

Available for: macOS Monterey

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

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

CVE-2022-32944: Tim Michaud (@TimGMichaud) of Moveworks.ai

Entry added October 27, 2022

Kernel

Available for: macOS Monterey

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

Description: A race condition was addressed with improved locking.

CVE-2022-42803: Xinru Chi of Pangu Lab, John Aakerblom (@jaakerblom)

Entry added October 27, 2022

Kernel

Available for: macOS Monterey

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

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2022-42801: Ian Beer of Google Project Zero

Entry added October 27, 2022

PackageKit

Available for: macOS Monterey

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

Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation.

CVE-2022-46713: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro

Entry added February 20, 2023

ppp

Available for: macOS Monterey

Impact: A buffer overflow may result in arbitrary code execution

Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

CVE-2022-32941: an anonymous researcher

Entry added October 27, 2022

Ruby

Available for: macOS Monterey

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

Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed by updating Ruby to version 2.6.10.

CVE-2022-28739

Sandbox

Available for: macOS Monterey

Impact: An app with root privileges may be able to access private information

Description: This issue was addressed with improved data protection.

CVE-2022-32862: Rohit Chatterjee of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Entry updated May 11, 2023

WebKit

Available for: macOS Monterey

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

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

WebKit Bugzilla: 244622
CVE-2022-42823: Dohyun Lee (@l33d0hyun) of SSD Labs

Entry added December 22, 2022

zlib

Available for: macOS Monterey

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

Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2022-37434: Evgeny Legerov

CVE-2022-42800: Evgeny Legerov

Entry added October 27, 2022

Additional recognition

Calendar

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

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Published Date: January 16, 2024