About the security content of macOS Monterey 12.2

This document describes the security content of macOS Monterey 12.2.

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macOS Monterey 12.2

Released January 26, 2022

AMD Kernel

Available for: macOS Monterey

Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

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

CVE-2022-22586: an anonymous researcher

ColorSync

Available for: macOS Monterey

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

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

CVE-2022-22584: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro

Crash Reporter

Available for: macOS Monterey

Impact: A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.

CVE-2022-22578: Zhipeng Huo (@R3dF09) and Yuebin Sun (@yuebinsun2020) of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab (xlab.tencent.com)

Entry updated May 25, 2022

iCloud

Available for: macOS Monterey

Impact: An application may be able to access a user’s files

Description: An issue existed within the path validation logic for symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved path sanitization.

CVE-2022-22585: Zhipeng Huo (@R3dF09) of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab (https://xlab.tencent.com)

Intel Graphics Driver

Available for: macOS Monterey

Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

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

CVE-2022-22591: Antonio Zekic (@antoniozekic) of Diverto

IOMobileFrameBuffer

Available for: macOS Monterey

Impact: A malicious 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.

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

CVE-2022-22587: an anonymous researcher, Meysam Firouzi (@R00tkitSMM) of MBition - Mercedes-Benz Innovation Lab, Siddharth Aeri (@b1n4r1b01)

Kernel

Available for: macOS Monterey

Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2022-22593: Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng of STAR Labs

Model I/O

Available for: macOS Monterey

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted STL file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

Description: An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management.

CVE-2022-22579: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro

PackageKit

Available for: macOS Monterey

Impact: A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

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

CVE-2022-22646: Mickey Jin (@patch1t), Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro

Entry added May 11, 2023

PackageKit

Available for: macOS Monterey

Impact: An application may be able to delete files for which it does not have permission

Description: An event handler validation issue in the XPC Services API was addressed by removing the service.

CVE-2022-22676: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro

Entry added May 25, 2022

PackageKit

Available for: macOS Monterey

Impact: An application may be able to access restricted files

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation.

CVE-2022-22583: Ron Hass (@ronhass7) of Perception Point, Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Entry updated May 25, 2022

WebKit

Available for: macOS Monterey

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted mail message may lead to running arbitrary javascript

Description: A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.

CVE-2022-22589: Heige of KnownSec 404 Team (knownsec.com) and Bo Qu of Palo Alto Networks (paloaltonetworks.com)

WebKit

Available for: macOS Monterey

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

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

CVE-2022-22590: Toan Pham from Team Orca of Sea Security (security.sea.com)

WebKit

Available for: macOS Monterey

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced

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

CVE-2022-22592: Prakash (@1lastBr3ath)

WebKit Storage

Available for: macOS Monterey

Impact: A website may be able to track sensitive user information

Description: A cross-origin issue in the IndexDB API was addressed with improved input validation.

CVE-2022-22594: Martin Bajanik of FingerprintJS

Additional recognition

Kernel

We would like to acknowledge Tao Huang as an independent researcher for their assistance.

Entry updated May 25, 2022

Metal

We would like to acknowledge Tao Huang for their assistance.

PackageKit

We would like to acknowledge Mickey Jin (@patch1t), Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro for their assistance.

WebKit

We would like to acknowledge Prakash (@1lastBr3ath) and bo13oy of Cyber Kunlun Lab for their assistance.

Entry updated May 25, 2022

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Published Date: November 02, 2023