high
8.6
CWE
20 190 362
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2022-42844: Input Validation

First published: Tue Dec 13 2022(Updated: )

Accessibility. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

Credit: pattern-f @pattern_F_ Ant Security LightAdam Doupé ASU SEFCOMApple Adam M. CVE-2022-46716 Jiwon Park Mieszko Wawrzyniak an anonymous researcher Ivan Fratric Google Project ZeroMickey Jin @patch1t KirtiKumar Anandrao Ramchandani Michael (Biscuit) Thomas Wojciech Reguła @_r3ggi SecuRing @real_as3617 Clément Lecigne Google's Threat Analysis GroupHyeon Park @tree_segment Team ApplePIEMaddie Stone Google Project ZeroChengGang Wu Institute of Computing TechnologyYan Kang Institute of Computing TechnologyYuHao Hu Institute of Computing TechnologyYue Sun Institute of Computing TechnologyJiming Wang Institute of Computing Technology Institute of Computing TechnologyJiKai Ren Institute of Computing TechnologyHang Shu Institute of Computing TechnologyChinese Academy SciencesKirtiKumar Anandrao Ramchandani (kirtikumarar.com) hazbinhotel Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeSamuel Groß Google V8 SecurityDohyun Lee @l33d0hyun DNSLab at Korea UniversityRyan Shin IAAI SecLab at Korea UniversityYonghwi Jin @jinmo123 TheoriXia0o0o0o W4terDr0pSun Yat-sen University Willy R. Vasquez The University of Texas at AustinJohn Balestrieri TinrocketTommy Muir @Muirey03 John Aakerblom @jaakerblom Weijia Dai @dwj1210 Momo SecurityIan Beer Google Project ZeroFelix Poulin-Belanger ABC Research s.r.o Mickey Jin @patch1t Offensive SecurityCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityAndrey Labunets Nikita Tarakanov Zitong Wu(吴梓桐) Zhuhai No product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.2
16.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.2
16.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.2
iOS<16.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID?

    The vulnerability ID is CVE-2022-42844.

  • What software is affected by CVE-2022-42844?

    Apple iOS and Apple iPadOS versions up to exclusive 16.2 are affected.

  • How was CVE-2022-42844 addressed?

    CVE-2022-42844 was addressed with improved memory handling in the kernel.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-42844?

    The severity of CVE-2022-42844 is not specified.

  • How can I fix CVE-2022-42844?

    To fix CVE-2022-42844, update your Apple iOS or Apple iPadOS to version 16.2 or higher.

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