Security News > 2022 > January > Apple Releases iOS and macOS Updates to Patch Actively Exploited 0-Day Vulnerability
Tracked as CVE-2022-22587, the vulnerability relates to a memory corruption issue in the IOMobileFrameBuffer component that could be abused by a malicious application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
The iPhone maker said it's "Aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited," adding it addressed the issue with improved input validation.
CVE-2022-22585 - A path validation issue in iCloud that could be exploited be a rogue application to access a user's files.
CVE-2022-22591 - A memory corruption issue in Intel Graphics Driver that could be abused by a malicious application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
CVE-2022-22593 - A buffer overflow issue in Kernel that could be abused by a malicious application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
The updates are available for iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro, iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, iPod touch, and macOS devices running Big Sur, Catalina, and Monterey.
News URL
https://thehackernews.com/2022/01/apple-releases-ios-and-ipados-updates.html
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-18 | CVE-2022-22593 | Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apple products A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. | 7.8 |
| 2022-03-18 | CVE-2022-22591 | Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Apple Macos 12.0.0/12.0.1/12.1 A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. | 7.8 |
| 2022-03-18 | CVE-2022-22587 | Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS and Macos A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. | 9.8 |
| 2022-03-18 | CVE-2022-22585 | Link Following vulnerability in Apple products An issue existed within the path validation logic for symlinks. | 7.5 |