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macOS 12.x < 12.2 (HT213054)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 157403

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a macOS security update.

Description

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 12.x prior to 12.2 Monterey. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including the following:

 - A memory corruption issue in IOMobileFrameBuffer that can lead to arbitrary code execution with kernel privileges due to improper input validation. (CVE-2022-22587)

 - A buffer overflow issue in the kernel that can lead to arbitrary code execution with kernel privileges due to improper memory handling. (CVE-2022-22593)

 - An information disclosure issue in Model I/O that can lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution due to improper state management. (CVE-2022-22579)

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 12.2 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT213054

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 157403

File Name: macos_HT213054.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 2/7/2022

Updated: 5/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-22587

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:12.0, cpe:/o:apple:macos:12.0

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/26/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/26/2022

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 2/11/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-22578, CVE-2022-22579, CVE-2022-22583, CVE-2022-22584, CVE-2022-22585, CVE-2022-22586, CVE-2022-22587, CVE-2022-22589, CVE-2022-22590, CVE-2022-22591, CVE-2022-22592, CVE-2022-22593, CVE-2022-22594

APPLE-SA: HT213054

IAVA: 2022-A-0051-S