CVE-2022-42831

Medium

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura 13. An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.4
Exploit probability—
ProductApple Ipados
PublishedNov 1, 2022
First seenNov 1, 2022

How to fix

Update
  • apple ipados16.0 or later
  • apple iphone_os16.1 or later
  • apple macos13.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apple ipadosv < 16.016.0
apple iphone_osv < 16.116.1
apple macosv < 13.013.0

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