CVE-2022-22669 (GCVE-0-2022-22669)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-03-18 18:00
Modified
2024-08-03 03:21
Severity ?
CWE
  • An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Summary
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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Impacted products
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Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 12.3
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