CVE-2022-43454
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-03-10 19:37
Modified
2025-03-11 03:55
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS score ?
0.01% (0.01494)
Summary
A double free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1, watchOS 9.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/102741Vendor Advisory, Release Notes
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/102807Vendor Advisory, Release Notes
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/102808Vendor Advisory, Release Notes
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/102836Vendor Advisory, Release Notes
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 13.1
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   Apple watchOS Version: unspecified   < 9.2
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   Apple iOS and iPadOS Version: unspecified   < 16.2
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   Apple tvOS Version: unspecified   < 16.2
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