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macOS 12.x < 12.2.1 (HT213092)

high Nessus Plugin ID 158163

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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 12.2.1 Monterey. It is, therefore, affected by a use after free issue which was addressed with improved memory management. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution on an affected host.

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 12.2.1 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213092

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 158163

File Name: macos_HT213092.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 2/18/2022

Updated: 5/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-22620

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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: 2/10/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/10/2022

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 2/25/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-22620

APPLE-SA: HT213092

IAVA: 2022-A-0082-S