high
8.8
CWE
787 119 20 190 362 416
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2022-26716: Buffer Overflow

First published: Mon May 16 2022(Updated: )

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5, watchOS 8.6, macOS Monterey 12.4, Safari 15.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Credit: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) MicrosoftJonathan Bar Or MicrosoftWojciech Reguła @_r3ggi SecuRingZhipeng Huo @R3dF09 Tencent Security Xuanwu LabYuebin Sun @yuebinsun2020 Tencent Security Xuanwu LabMax Shavrick @_mxms the Google Security TeamZubair Ashraf CrowdstrikeCVE-2022-0778 CVE-2022-23308 Paul Walker BuryNathaniel Ekoniak Ennate TechnologiesMickey Jin @patch1t @gorelics an anonymous researcher Linus Henze Pinauten GmbHPeter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng STAR LabsFelix Poulin-Belanger Gergely Kalman @gergely_kalman Mandiant MandiantJoshua Mason MandiantAntonio Cheong Yu Xuan YCISCQArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Ron Waisberg SecuRingan anonymous researcher SecuRing Perception PointRon Hass @ronhass7 Perception Pointryuzaki Chijin Zhou ShuiMuYuLin LtdTsinghua wingtecher lab Jeonghoon Shin TheoriSorryMybad @S0rryMybad Kunlun LabDongzhuo Zhao ADLab of VenustechScarlet Raine Wang Yu CyberservalCVE-2022-0530 Tavis Ormandy CVE-2021-45444 ABC Research s.r.o CVE-2021-44224 CVE-2021-44790 CVE-2022-22719 CVE-2022-22720 CVE-2022-22721 Michael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeQi Sun Trend MicroRobert Ai Trend MicroYe Zhang @co0py_Cat Baidu SecurityJon Thompson EvolveIA) Yonghwi Jin @jinmo123 Theoriactae0n Blacksun Hackers Club working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeAndrew Williams GoogleAvi Drissman GoogleLiu Long Ant Security LightAntonio Zekic @antoniozekic Jeonghoon Shin Theori working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeJack Dates RET2 Systems Incchenyuwang @mzzzz__ Tencent Security Xuanwu LabJordy Zomer @pwningsystems Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng @peternguyen14 STAR LabsNed Williamson Google Project Zero product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/webkit2gtk
2.36.4-1~deb10u1
2.38.6-0+deb10u1
2.40.5-1~deb11u1
2.42.1-1~deb11u2
2.40.5-1~deb12u1
2.42.1-1~deb12u1
2.42.1-2
debian/wpewebkit
2.38.6-1~deb11u1
2.38.6-1
2.42.1-1
Apple macOS Monterey<12.4
12.4
tvOS<15.5
15.5
Apple Mobile Safari<15.5
15.5
Apple Mobile Safari<15.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.5
iOS<15.5
Apple iOS and macOS>=12.0.0<12.4
tvOS<15.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<8.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.5
15.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.5
15.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<8.6
8.6

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2022-26716?

    CVE-2022-26716 is a memory corruption issue in WebKit that was addressed with improved state management.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-26716?

    CVE-2022-26716 affects Apple Safari versions up to but not including 15.5, Apple watchOS versions up to but not including 8.6, Apple tvOS versions up to but not including 15.5, macOS Monterey versions up to but not including 12.4, Apple iOS versions up to but not including 15.5, and Apple iPadOS versions up to but not including 15.5.

  • How can I fix CVE-2022-26716?

    To fix CVE-2022-26716, update your software to the latest version available. For more information, refer to the official Apple security updates.

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