Apple’s October 2022 Critical Security Updates

Apple’s critical security update October 2022 released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. A total of 125 vulnerabilities were addressed. An attacker could exploit some of these flaws to gain control of a vulnerable device. Therefore, it is important to have an appropriate patch management tool.

The macOS update addresses 117 low or medium severity vulnerabilities and 8 critical vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, access private information, and so on. Apple Safari has also been patched for five vulnerabilities.

Attackers who successfully exploit these vulnerabilities can execute arbitrary code, bypass security, and conduct memory corruption attacks. To prevent this exploitation we need to perform continuous and automated scans with a good vulnerability management software.

CVE-2022-42813: Certificate validation vulnerability in Apple Watch Series 4 and later, iPhone 8 and later. iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 5th generation and later. Mac Studio (2022), Mac Pro (2019 and later), MacBook Air (2018 and later), MacBook Pro (2017 and later), Mac mini (2018 and later), iMac (2017 and later), MacBook (2017), and iMac Pro (2017). Apple TV 4K, Apple TV 4K (2nd generation), and Apple TV HD.

CVE-2022-42808: An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in iPhone 8 and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 5th generation and later, Mac Studio (2022), Mac Pro (2019 and later), MacBook Air (2018 and later). MacBook Pro (2017 and later), Mac mini (2018 and later), iMac (2017 and later), MacBook (2017), and iMac Pro (2017). Apple TV 4K, Apple TV 4K (2nd generation), and Apple TV HD, Apple Watch Series 4 and later.

CVE-2022-42827: An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in iPhone 8 and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 5th generation and later.

CVE-2022-28739: A memory corruption vulnerability in macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey, Mac Studio (2022), Mac Pro (2019 and later), MacBook Air (2018 and later), MacBook Pro (2017 and later), Mac mini (2018 and later), iMac (2017 and later), MacBook (2017), and iMac Pro (2017).

CVE-2022-42795: A memory consumption vulnerability in Mac Studio (2022), Mac Pro (2019 and later), MacBook Air (2018 and later), MacBook Pro (2017 and later), Mac mini (2018 and later), iMac (2017 and later), MacBook (2017), and iMac Pro (2017).

CVE-2022-26730: A memory corruption vulnerability in Mac Studio (2022), Mac Pro (2019 and later), MacBook Air (2018 and later), MacBook Pro (2017 and later), Mac mini (2018 and later), iMac (2017 and later), MacBook (2017), and iMac Pro (2017).

CVE-2022-32905: Arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Mac Studio (2022), Mac Pro (2019 and later), MacBook Air (2018 and later), MacBook Pro (2017 and later), Mac mini (2018 and later), iMac (2017 and later), MacBook (2017), and iMac Pro (2017).

CVE-2022-32934: Arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Mac Studio (2022), Mac Pro (2019 and later), MacBook Air (2018 and later), MacBook Pro (2017 and later), Mac mini (2018 and later), iMac (2017 and later), MacBook (2017), and iMac Pro (2017).

• Affected OS: macOS Big Sur and macOS Monterey
• Affected features: WebKit, WebKit PDF
• Impact: User Interface Spoofing, Information Disclosure, Arbitrary Code Execution
• CVEs:CVE-2022-42799, CVE-2022-42823, CVE-2022-42824, CVE-2022-32922, CVE-2022-32923

macOS

• Affected OS: macOS Monterey and macOS Big Sur
• Affected features: Sandbox, Ruby, AppleMobileFileIntegrity
• Impact: Code Execution, Information Disclosure
• CVEs: CVE-2022-42825, CVE-2022-28739, CVE-2022-32862, CVE-2022-42798, CVE-2022-32944, CVE-2022-42803, CVE-2022-42801, CVE-2022-32941,CVE-2022-28739, CVE-2022-37434, CVE-2022-42800

macOS Ventura

• Affected OS: Mac Studio (2022), Mac Pro (2019 and later), MacBook Air (2018 and later), MacBook Pro (2017 and later), Mac mini (2018 and later), iMac (2017 and later), MacBook (2017), and iMac Pro (2017)
• Affected features: Accelerate Framework, Apple Neural Engine, AppleAVD, AppleMobileFileIntegrity, ATS, Audio, AVEVideoEncoder, Calendar, CFNetwork, ColorSync, Crash Reporter, curl, Directory Utility, DriverKit, Exchange, Find My, Finder, GPU Drivers, Grapher, Heimdal, Image Processing, Intel Graphics Driver, IOHIDFamily, IOKit, Kernel, Mail, Maps, MediaLibrary, ncurses, Notes, Notifications, PackageKit, Photos, PPP, Ruby, Sandbox, WebKit Sandboxing, WebKit PDF, and so on.
• Impact: Denial of Service, Information Disclosure, Arbitrary Code Execution, Kernel Code Execution, User Interface Spoofing, and so on

• CVEs: CVE-2021-36690, CVE-2021-39537, CVE-2022-0261, CVE-2022-0318, CVE-2022-0319, CVE-2022-0351, CVE-2022-0359, CVE-2022-0361, CVE-2022-0368, CVE-2022-0392, CVE-2022-0554, CVE-2022-0572, CVE-2022-0629, CVE-2022-0685, CVE-2022-0696, CVE-2022-0714, CVE-2022-0729, CVE-2022-0943, CVE-2022-1381, CVE-2022-1420, CVE-2022-1616, CVE-2022-1619, CVE-2022-1620, CVE-2022-1621, CVE-2022-1622, CVE-2022-1629, CVE-2022-1674, CVE-2022-1720, CVE-2022-1725, CVE-2022-1733, CVE-2022-1735, CVE-2022-1769, CVE-2022-1851, CVE-2022-1897, CVE-2022-1898, CVE-2022-1927, CVE-2022-1942, CVE-2022-1968, CVE-2022-2000, CVE-2022-2042, CVE-2022-2124, CVE-2022-2125, CVE-2022-2126, CVE-2022-26730, CVE-2022-28739, CVE-2022-29458, CVE-2022-32205, CVE-2022-32206, CVE-2022-32207, CVE-2022-32208, CVE-2022-32827, CVE-2022-32858, CVE-2022-32862, CVE-2022-32864, CVE-2022-32865, CVE-2022-32866, CVE-2022-32867, CVE-2022-32870, CVE-2022-32875, CVE-2022-32879, CVE-2022-32881, CVE-2022-32883, CVE-2022-32886, CVE-2022-32888, CVE-2022-32890, CVE-2022-32892, CVE-2022-32895, CVE-2022-32898, CVE-2022-32899, CVE-2022-32902, CVE-2022-32904, CVE-2022-32905, CVE-2022-32908, CVE-2022-32911, CVE-2022-32912, CVE-2022-32913, CVE-2022-32914, CVE-2022-32915, CVE-2022-32918, CVE-2022-32922, CVE-2022-32924, CVE-2022-32928, CVE-2022-32934, CVE-2022-32936, CVE-2022-32938, CVE-2022-32940, CVE-2022-32947, CVE-2022-3437, CVE-2022-42788, CVE-2022-42789, CVE-2022-42790, CVE-2022-42791, CVE-2022-42793, CVE-2022-42795, CVE-2022-42796, CVE-2022-42799, CVE-2022-42806, CVE-2022-42808, CVE-2022-42809, CVE-2022-42811, CVE-2022-42813, CVE-2022-42814, CVE-2022-42815, CVE-2022-42818, CVE-2022-42819, CVE-2022-42820, CVE-2022-42823, CVE-2022-42824, CVE-2022-42825, CVE-2022-42829, CVE-2022-42830, CVE-2022-42831, CVE-2022-42832

iOS and iPadOS

• Affected OS: iPhone 8 and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 5th generation and later
• Affected features: AppleMobileFileIntegrity, AVEVideoEncoder, CFNetwork, Core Bluetooth, GPU Drivers, IOHIDFamily, IOKit, Kernel, PPP, Sandbox, Shortcuts, WebKit, WebKit PDF
• Impact: Arbitrary Code Execution, User Interface Spoofing, Information Disclosure, Code Execution with Kernal privileges
• CVEs: CVE-2022-42825, CVE-2022-32940, CVE-2022-42813, CVE-2022-32946, CVE-2022-32947, CVE-2022-42820, CVE-2022-42806. CVE-2022-32924, CVE-2022-42808, CVE-2022-42827, CVE-2022-42829, CVE-2022-42830, CVE-2022-42831, CVE-2022-42832, CVE-2022-42811. CVE-2022-32938, CVE-2022-42799, CVE-2022-42823, CVE-2022-42824, CVE-2022-32922, CVE-2022-32923, CVE-2022-32926, CVE-2022-32927,CVE-2022-32929, CVE-2022-32932,CVE-2022-32935,CVE-2022-32939, CVE-2022-3294. CVE-2022-32944, CVE-2022-37434, CVE-2022-42798, CVE-2022-42800,CVE-2022-42801, CVE-2022-42803, CVE-2022-42810, CVE-2022-42817

tvOS

• Affected OS: Apple TV 4K, Apple TV 4K (2nd generation), and Apple TV HD
• Affected features: AppleMobileFileIntegrity, AVEVideoEncoder, CFNetwork, Kernel, Sandbox, WebKit
• Impact: Arbitrary Code Execution, Information Disclosure, User Interface Spoofing, Kernel Code Execution
• CVEs: CVE-2022-42825, CVE-2022-42798, CVE-2022-32940, CVE-2022-42813, CVE-2022-32924, CVE-2022-42808, CVE-2022-32944, CVE-2022-42803,CVE-2022-32926, CVE-2022-42801, CVE-2022-42810, CVE-2022-42811, CVE-2022-42799, CVE-2022-42823, CVE-2022-42824, CVE-2022-32923

watchOS

• Affected OS: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
• Affected features: AppleMobileFileIntegrity, AVEVideoEncoder, CFNetwork, GPU Drivers, Kernel, Sandbox, WebKit
• Impact: Arbitrary Code Execution, Information Disclosure, User Interface Spoofing, Kernel Code Execution
• CVEs: CVE-2022-42825, CVE-2022-32932, CVE-2022-42798, CVE-2022-32944, CVE-2022-42803, CVE-2022-32926, CVE-2022-42801, CVE-2022-42817, CVE-2022-32923,  CVE-2022-37434, CVE-2022-42800, CVE-2022-32940, CVE-2022-42813, CVE-2022-32947, CVE-2022-32924, CVE-2022-42808, CVE-2022-42811, CVE-2022-42799, CVE-2022-42823, CVE-2022-42824

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