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macOS 11.x < 11.6.8 (HT213344)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 164292

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a macOS or Mac OS X security update or supplemental update that fixes multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 11.x prior to 11.6.8 Big Sur. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

 - An out-of-bounds write issue vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-32787)

 - Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution with kernel privileges. (CVE-2022-32812)

 - Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to access of sensitive user information. (CVE-2022-32834)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to macOS 11.6.8 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT213344

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 164292

File Name: macos_HT213344.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 8/19/2022

Updated: 10/13/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-26704

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-32839

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x, cpe:/o:apple:macos

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/20/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/20/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-0156, CVE-2022-0158, CVE-2022-26704, CVE-2022-32781, CVE-2022-32785, CVE-2022-32786, CVE-2022-32787, CVE-2022-32797, CVE-2022-32800, CVE-2022-32805, CVE-2022-32807, CVE-2022-32811, CVE-2022-32812, CVE-2022-32813, CVE-2022-32815, CVE-2022-32819, CVE-2022-32820, CVE-2022-32823, CVE-2022-32825, CVE-2022-32826, CVE-2022-32831, CVE-2022-32832, CVE-2022-32834, CVE-2022-32838, CVE-2022-32839, CVE-2022-32843, CVE-2022-32847, CVE-2022-32848, CVE-2022-32849, CVE-2022-32851, CVE-2022-32853, CVE-2022-32857

APPLE-SA: APPLE-SA-2022-07-20, HT213344

IAVA: 2022-A-0295-S, 2022-A-0442-S