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About the security content of iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4

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# About the security content of iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 This document describes the security content of iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4. ## About Apple security updates For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are available. Recent releases are listed on the [Apple security updates](<https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222>) page. Apple security documents reference vulnerabilities by [CVE-ID](<http://cve.mitre.org/about/>) when possible. For more information about security, see the [Apple Product Security](<https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201220>) page. ## iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 Released March 14, 2022 **Accelerate Framework** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Opening a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2022-22633: ryuzaki Entry updated May 25, 2022 **AppleAVD** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to heap corruption Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. CVE-2022-22666: Marc Schoenefeld, Dr. rer. nat. **AVEVideoEncoder** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges Description: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. CVE-2022-22634: an anonymous researcher **AVEVideoEncoder** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: An application may be able to gain elevated privileges Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. CVE-2022-22635: an anonymous researcher **AVEVideoEncoder** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: An 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-2022-22636: an anonymous researcher **Cellular** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A person with physical access may be able to view and modify the carrier account information and settings from the lock screen Description: The GSMA authentication panel could be presented on the lock screen. The issue was resolved by requiring device unlock to interact with the GSMA authentication panel. CVE-2022-22652: Kağan Eğlence (linkedin.com/in/kaganeglence), Oğuz Kırat (@oguzkirat) Entry updated May 25, 2022 **CoreMedia** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: An app may be able to learn information about the current camera view before being granted camera access Description: An issue with app access to camera metadata was addressed with improved logic. CVE-2022-22598: Will Blaschko of Team Quasko **CoreTypes** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A malicious application may bypass Gatekeeper checks Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks to prevent unauthorized actions. CVE-2022-22663: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Entry added May 25, 2022 **FaceTime** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A user may be able to bypass the Emergency SOS passcode prompt Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks. CVE-2022-22642: Yicong Ding (@AntonioDing) **FaceTime** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A user may send audio and video in a FaceTime call without knowing that they have done so Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks. CVE-2022-22643: Sonali Luthar of the University of Virginia, Michael Liao of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Rohan Pahwa of Rutgers University, and Bao Nguyen of the University of Florida **GPU Drivers** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. CVE-2022-22667: Justin Sherman of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County **ImageIO** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. CVE-2022-22611: Xingyu Jin of Google **ImageIO** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to heap corruption Description: A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. CVE-2022-22612: Xingyu Jin of Google **IOGPUFamily** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: An application may be able to gain elevated privileges Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. CVE-2022-22641: Mohamed Ghannam (@_simo36) **iTunes** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A malicious website may be able to access information about the user and their devices Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. CVE-2022-22653: Aymeric Chaib of CERT Banque de France **Kernel** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. CVE-2022-22596: an anonymous researcher CVE-2022-22640: sqrtpwn **Kernel** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: An 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-2022-22613: Alex, an anonymous researcher **Kernel** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. CVE-2022-22614: an anonymous researcher CVE-2022-22615: an anonymous researcher **Kernel** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2022-22632: Keegan Saunders **Kernel** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: An attacker in a privileged position may be able to perform a denial of service attack Description: A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved validation. CVE-2022-22638: derrek (@derrekr6) **LaunchServices** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. CVE-2021-30946: @gorelics, and Ron Masas of BreakPoint.sh Entry added March 16, 2023 **libarchive** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Multiple issues in libarchive Description: Multiple memory corruption issues existed in libarchive. These issues were addressed with improved input validation. CVE-2021-36976 **LLVM** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: An application may be able to delete files for which it does not have permission Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation. CVE-2022-21658: Florian Weimer (@fweimer) Entry added May 25, 2022 **Markup** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to see sensitive information via keyboard suggestions Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks. CVE-2022-22622: Ingyu Lim (@_kanarena) **MediaRemote** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A malicious application may be able to identify what other applications a user has installed Description: An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. CVE-2022-22670: Brandon Azad **MobileAccessoryUpdater** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) 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-2022-22672: Siddharth Aeri (@b1n4r1b01) Entry added May 25, 2022 **NetworkExtension** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to leak sensitive user information Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2022-22659: George Chen Kaidi of PayPal Entry updated May 25, 2022 **Phone** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A user may be able to bypass the Emergency SOS passcode prompt Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks. CVE-2022-22618: Yicong Ding (@AntonioDing) **Preferences** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A malicious application may be able to read other applications' settings Description: The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. CVE-2022-22609: Mickey Jin (@patch1t), and Zhipeng Huo (@R3dF09) and Yuebin Sun (@yuebinsun2020) of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab (xlab.tencent.com) Entry updated May 11, 2023 **Sandbox** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: An app may be able to leak sensitive user information Description: An access issue was addressed with improvements to the sandbox. CVE-2022-22655: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security Entry added March 16, 2023, updated June 7, 2023 **Sandbox** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences Description: The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. CVE-2022-22600: Sudhakar Muthumani (@sudhakarmuthu04) of Primefort Private Limited, Khiem Tran Entry updated May 25, 2022 **Siri** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A person with physical access to a device may be able to use Siri to obtain some location information from the lock screen Description: A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. CVE-2022-22599: Andrew Goldberg of the University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business (linkedin.com/andrew-goldberg-/) Entry updated May 25, 2022 **SoftwareUpdate** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: An application may be able to gain elevated privileges Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2022-22639: Mickey (@patch1t) **UIKit** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to see sensitive information via keyboard suggestions Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks. CVE-2022-22621: Joey Hewitt **VoiceOver** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to access photos from the lock screen Description: An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2022-22671: videosdebarraquito **WebKit** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information Description: A cookie management issue was addressed with improved state management. WebKit Bugzilla: 232748 CVE-2022-22662: Prakash (@1lastBr3ath) of Threat Nix **WebKit** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to code execution Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. WebKit Bugzilla: 232812 CVE-2022-22610: Quan Yin of Bigo Technology Live Client Team **WebKit** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) 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: 233172 CVE-2022-22624: Kirin (@Pwnrin) of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab WebKit Bugzilla: 234147 CVE-2022-22628: Kirin (@Pwnrin) of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab **WebKit** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. WebKit Bugzilla: 234966 CVE-2022-22629: Jeonghoon Shin at Theori working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative **WebKit** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A malicious website may cause unexpected cross-origin behavior Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. WebKit Bugzilla: 235294 CVE-2022-22637: Tom McKee of Google **Wi-Fi** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. CVE-2022-22668: MrPhil17 Entry added May 25, 2022 **Wi-Fi** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. CVE-2022-22668: MrPhil17 ## Additional recognition **AirDrop** We would like to acknowledge Omar Espino (omespino.com), Ron Masas of BreakPoint.sh for their assistance. **Bluetooth** We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their assistance. **Music** We would like to acknowledge Vishesh Balani of Urban Company for their assistance. **Notes** We would like to acknowledge Abhishek Bansal of Wipro Technologies for their assistance. **Safari** We would like to acknowledge Konstantin Darutkin of FingerprintJS (fingerprintjs.com) for their assistance. **Shortcuts** We would like to acknowledge Baibhav Anand Jha of Streamers Land for their assistance. **Siri** We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their assistance. **syslog** We would like to acknowledge Yonghwi Jin (@jinmo123) of Theori for their assistance. **UIKit** We would like to acknowledge Tim Shadel of Day Logger, Inc. for their assistance. **Wallet** We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their assistance. **WebKit** We would like to acknowledge Abdullah Md Shaleh for their assistance. **WebKit Storage** We would like to acknowledge Martin Bajanik of FingerprintJS for their assistance. **WidgetKit** We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their assistance. Information about products not manufactured by Apple, or independent websites not controlled or tested by Apple, is provided without recommendation or endorsement. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the selection, performance, or use of third-party websites or products. Apple makes no representations regarding third-party website accuracy or reliability. [Contact the vendor](<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2693>) for additional information. Published Date: October 31, 2023


Affected Software


CPE Name Name Version
ios 15.4
ipados 15.4

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