CVE-2022-48618

high

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1, watchOS 9.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.

References

https://thehackernews.com/2024/02/cisa-warns-of-active-exploitation-of.html?&web_view=true

https://securityaffairs.com/158412/security/cisa-apple-bug-to-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-patched-iphone-kernel-bug-now-exploited-in-attacks/

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-01-09

Updated: 2024-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High