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CVE-2022-26765: Race Condition

First published: Mon May 16 2022(Updated: )

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 8.6, tvOS 15.5, macOS Monterey 12.4, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5. A malicious attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.

Credit: Linus Henze Pinauten GmbHABC 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 InitiativeWojciech Reguła @_r3ggi SecuRingQi Sun Trend MicroRobert Ai Trend MicroYe Zhang @co0py_Cat Baidu Securityan anonymous researcher Jon 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 ZeroArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) MicrosoftJonathan Bar Or MicrosoftZhipeng 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 Peter 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 product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS Monterey<12.4
12.4
tvOS<15.5
15.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.5
iOS<15.5
Apple iOS and macOS>=12.0<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 the vulnerability ID of this vulnerability?

    The vulnerability ID is CVE-2022-26765.

  • What is the title of this vulnerability?

    The title of this vulnerability is Kernel. A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.

  • What is the affected software?

    The affected software includes Apple watchOS 8.6, Apple tvOS 15.5, macOS Monterey 12.4, Apple iOS 15.5, and Apple iPadOS 15.5.

  • How severe is this vulnerability?

    The severity of this vulnerability is not specified.

  • How can I fix this vulnerability?

    You can fix this vulnerability by updating your software to the specified remedy versions provided by Apple.

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