medium
5.5
CWE
362 119 20
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2022-42816: Race Condition

First published: Mon Oct 24 2022(Updated: )

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Credit: product-security@apple.com Mickey Jin @patch1t CVE-2024-23225 koocola an anonymous researcher ali yabuz Kirin @Pwnrin Meysam Firouzi @R00tkitsmm Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative @08Tc3wBB JamfCVE-2024-23283 CVE-2023-48795 CVE-2023-51384 CVE-2023-51385 Pedro Tôrres @t0rr3sp3dr0 Bohdan Stasiuk @Bohdan_Stasiuk Harsh Tyagi Wojciech Regula SecuRingCVE-2024-23296 Lyra Rebane (rebane2001) Matej Rabzelj CVE-2024-23238 Yiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit luckyu @uuulucky K宝 Fudan UniversityLFY @secsys Fudan UniversityLewis Hardy Bistrit Dahal CVE-2024-23241 CVE-2024-23242 Joshua Jewett @JoshJewett33 Matthew Loewen Deutsche Telekom Security GmbH sponsored by Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik anbu1024 SecANTPwn2car James Lee @Windowsrcer Johan Carlsson (joaxcar) Georg Felber Marco Squarcina Junsung Lee Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeZhenjiang Zhao pangu teamQianxin CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsAmir Bazine CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsKarsten König CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsDohyun Lee @l33d0hyun Lyutoon Mr.R Murray Mike CVE-2024-23235 Xinru Chi Pangu Labm4yfly with TianGong Team Legendsec at Qi'anxin GroupGuilherme Rambo Best Buddy AppsCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit OffSecCVE-2024-23205 CVE-2022-48554 Marc Newlin SkySafeBrian McNulty Stephan Casas CVE-2024-23291 Wojciech Reguła @_r3ggi SecuRingKoh M. Nakagawa FFRI Security IncAnonymous Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeABC Research s.r.o. Jonathan Bar Or MicrosoftMickey Jin @patch1t Trend MicroJonathan Zhang Open Computing FacilityDavid Hoyt Hoyt LLCHalle Winkler @hallewinkler PolitepixThijs Alkemade Computest Sector 7Arsenii Kostromin Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Kshitij Kumar CrowdstrikeJai Musunuri CrowdstrikeCVE-2022-32205 CVE-2022-32206 CVE-2022-32207 CVE-2022-32208 Sergii Kryvoblotskyi MacPaw IncLinus Henze Pinauten GmbHTommy Muir @Muirey03 Jiří Vinopal @vinopaljiri Check Point ResearchSonali Luthar the University of VirginiaMichael Liao the University of Illinois at UrbanaRohan Pahwa Rutgers University University of FloridaBao Nguyen University of FloridaCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityWojciech Reguła SecuRingRon Masas (breakpoint.sh) BreakPoint Technologies LTDPan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 Asahi Lina @LinaAsahi Yutao Wang @Jack Yu Zhou @yuzhou6666 Evgeny Legerov IntevydisJoshua Jones CVE-2022-1622 Antonio Zekic @antoniozekic Peter Pan ZhenPeng STAR LabsTingting Yin Tsinghua UniversityZweig Kunlun LabIan Beer Google Project ZeroTim Michaud @TimGMichaud MoveworksJohn Aakerblom @jaakerblom Ron Masas breakpointhqXingwei Lin @xwlin_roy Ant Security LightYinyi Wu Ant Security LightCVE-2021-39537 CVE-2022-29458 Gustav Hansen WithSecureUbeydullah Sümer Ezekiel Elin Ashwani Rajput Nagarro Software PvtSrijan Shivam Mishra The Hack ReportJugal Goradia Aastha TechnologiesEvan Ricafort (evanricafort.com) Invalid Web SecurityShesha Sai C (linkedin.com/in/shesha-sai-c-18585b125) Pune PuneAmod Raghunath Patwardhan PuneIndia CVE-2022-28739 Rohit Chatterjee University of Illinois UrbanaJustin Bui @slyd0g SnowflakeCristian Dinca Tudor Vianu National High School of Computer Science ofOm kothawade Zaprico DigitalAndrew Goldberg The McCombs School of BusinessThe University Texas at AustinFelix Poulin-Belanger CVE-2021-36690 Adam Chester TrustedSecThijs Alkemade @xnyhps Computest Sector 7CVE-2022-0261 CVE-2022-0318 CVE-2022-0319 CVE-2022-0351 CVE-2022-0359 CVE-2022-0361 CVE-2022-0368 CVE-2022-0392 CVE-2022-0554 CVE-2022-0572 CVE-2022-0629 CVE-2022-0685 CVE-2022-0696 CVE-2022-0714 CVE-2022-0729 CVE-2022-0943 CVE-2022-1381 CVE-2022-1420 CVE-2022-1725 CVE-2022-1616 CVE-2022-1619 CVE-2022-1620 CVE-2022-1621 CVE-2022-1629 CVE-2022-1674 CVE-2022-1733 CVE-2022-1735 CVE-2022-1769 CVE-2022-1927 CVE-2022-1942 CVE-2022-1968 CVE-2022-1851 CVE-2022-1897 CVE-2022-1898 CVE-2022-1720 CVE-2022-2000 CVE-2022-2042 CVE-2022-2124 CVE-2022-2125 CVE-2022-2126 Francisco Alonso @revskills P1umer @p1umer afang @afang5472 xmzyshypnc @xmzyshypnc1 Jeonghoon Shin at Theori @singi21a Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeJihwan Kim @gPayl0ad Dohyun Lee @l33d0hyun SSD LabsAbdulrahman Alqabandi Microsoft Browser Vulnerability ResearchRyan Shin IAAI SecLab at Korea UniversityDohyun Lee @l33d0hyun DNSLab at Korea UniversityWonyoung Jung @nonetype_pwn KAIST Hacking LabYonghwi Jin at Theori @jinmo123 Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative楼梦想改造家 @18 DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab @jq0904 DBAppSecurity's WeBin labJeff Johnson Wang Yu CyberservalEvgeny Legerov ryuzaki Mohamed Ghannam @_simo36 Yinyi Wu Google Project ZeroABC Research s.r.o Google Project ZeroNatalie Silvanovich Google Project ZeroTommaso Bianco @cutesmilee__ Antonio Zekic @antoniozekic Google Project Zero

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<14.4
14.4
Apple iOS and macOS<13.0
macOS Ventura<13
13

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-42816?

    CVE-2022-42816 has been categorized with a severity level that indicates the potential for exploitation due to its logic issues in state management.

  • How do I fix CVE-2022-42816?

    To mitigate CVE-2022-42816, upgrade to macOS Ventura 13 or later, as well as macOS Sonoma 14.4 or higher.

  • What are the affected software versions for CVE-2022-42816?

    CVE-2022-42816 affects macOS versions before 13.0 and includes specific issues with Beta Access Utility and PackageKit.

  • Is CVE-2022-42816 being actively exploited?

    As of current information, there are no public reports indicating active exploitation of CVE-2022-42816, but it is crucial to apply updates.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2022-42816?

    CVE-2022-42816 is classified as a logic issue which affects state management in the macOS system.

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