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IpadosOperating system · Apple

CVE-2022-32837

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-08-24
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 10.15.7 / 12.5 or later.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5, tvOS 15.6, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

A kernel-level vulnerability in Apple operating systems (macOS, tvOS, iOS, iPadOS) allowing a malicious application to cause unexpected system termination (kernel panic) or write to arbitrary kernel memory. The issue was addressed with improved bounds/permission checks in the affected subsystem.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied security updates: macOS Monterey 12.5+, tvOS 15.6+, iOS 15.6+, iPadOS 15.6+ or later versions. Organizations should prioritize patching affected endpoints given the local privilege escalation potential.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
IpadosOperating system
Affected:< 15.6
Iphone OsOperating system
Affected:< 15.6
Mac Os XOperating system
Affected:>= 10.15, < 10.15.7= 10.15.7
macOSOperating system
Affected:>= 12.0, < 12.5
TvosOperating system
Affected:< 15.6

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check macOS Monterey version
    Open Terminal and run: sw_vers -productVersion
    Affected if The version is 12.0 or higher but lower than 12.5 (for example, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, or 12.4)
  2. Check macOS Catalina version
    Open Terminal and run: sw_vers -productVersion
    Affected if The version is 10.15.7 or any earlier 10.15.x release (such as 10.15, 10.15.1, 10.15.2, 10.15.3, 10.15.4, 10.15.5, or 10.15.6)
  3. Check iOS version on iPhone
    Go to Settings > General > About and note the version number, or use Xcode or a tool like ideviceinfo
    Affected if The version is lower than 15.6 (for example, 15.0, 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, or 15.5)
  4. Check iPadOS version on iPad
    Go to Settings > General > About and note the version number, or use Xcode or a tool like ideviceinfo
    Affected if The version is lower than 15.6 (for example, 15.0, 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, or 15.5)
  5. Check tvOS version on Apple TV
    Go to Settings > General > About > Version, or use the Finder or Xcode to check the device information
    Affected if The version is lower than 15.6 (for example, 15.0, 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, or 15.5)

The device is affected if it runs any macOS version 10.15.x through 10.15.7, macOS 12.0 through 12.4, iOS/iPadOS below 15.6, or tvOS below 15.6.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 10.15.7 / 12.5 / 15.6 or later
Fixed in 10.15.712.515.6
Interim mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied security updates: macOS Monterey 12.5+, tvOS 15.6+, iOS 15.6+, iPadOS 15.6+ or later versions. Organizations should prioritize patching affected endpoints given the local privilege escalation potential.

Recommended fix High confidence

iOS 15.6, iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, tvOS 15.6, macOS X 10.15.7+

  1. For iOS/iPadOS: Go to Settings > General > Software Update and upgrade to iOS/iPadOS 15.6
  2. For macOS: Go to System Preferences > Software Update and upgrade to macOS Monterey 12.5
  3. For tvOS: Go to Settings > System > Software Updates and upgrade to tvOS 15.6
  4. For macOS X 10.15.x (if applicable): Go to System Preferences > Software Update and ensure macOS is updated to 10.15.7 or later, or upgrade to macOS Monterey 12.5
  5. After updating, verify the update was successful by checking the OS version in Settings/About
Caveat Standard OS update; review Apple's release notes for any behavioral changes in 15.6/Monterey 12.5

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Ipados Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
15.0 hours of engineering $2,640
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